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Old 09-14-2013, 03:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Ladder7 View Post
The Ruth flip says "Underwood News Serv." But not on the photo, that I can find.
Lower left corner

copyright by
underwood & underwood N.Y.
? service co N.Y. distributors.


Just the standard thing they added while printing the originals and it will be part of any uncropped fake too.

To me the big tip off is the sepia tone. I don't think they were supplied to the press that way. And the distributors usually had a more readable "property of " or "copyright by" on the back.

It wouldn't be a bad photo to frame at say $10.

Steve B
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