Bain photo of Anson
 

So I picked this up the other day. I like Anson and thought it was cool. I did a bit of research when i got it and if I am not mistaken this is a Bain photo of Anson. How do I now if its a type 1 or not? Just curious.

Thanks for any info. (I'm attaching what I found with the photo too)

You can see part of the etched number at the top which would indicate it is most likely off Bain's negative.

Yeah I saw that too along with the backwards Anson sketched in at the bottom by the wicker chair.

It's also a silver gelatin photo which I tried to show in the second photo I took. So does it make it a type 1 photo? It's a very cool image and I didn't pay much for it so I'm happy either way.

Congrats
 

Great research, Brad! Glad to hear you are happy with your purchase!

Thanks Kris, I’m very happy with it!

Not 100% but highly likely. PSA pretty much wont assign a type to mounted photographs anymore even if its pretty obvious that the photos are "Type 1". I think its a corporate rule or something. Anyways, it all comes down to clarity because a duplicate negative photo would still have the Bain marks potentially, they would just also not be as clear as they should be. A high res scan should do the trick since you already have a high res scan of the negative from Bain to compare it to.

Having held it in hand, I believe it to be a Type 1 affixed to a mount.

Is the masking on the photo or in the photo? It is a bit hard to tell.

It's the paint that they used to do in post production at newspapers. So its added to the photo after the photo was printed.

Yes, I do know that. It is called masking in photo terms. I have seen photos masked on the emulsion and photos of photos that were already masked. I was not able to tell by the photos provided if it was in or on the photo.

It's original (type 1)

Thanks everyone!