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Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards
Also wild that it's a doctored photo of an outdoor shot. I thought it was taken in a studio!
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Which to me raises the question of why? For what purpose? The effort is beyond what is typically seen with hand marked and cropped newsprint photos. Interestingly, neither example in this thread has significant markings on the reverse to suggest specific usage. There does not seem to be a large quantity of these to show a wide distribution of any sort.
The example in question appears to have a few minor condition issues such as a marking near the face, light indentations, the tape on the reverse, and a darker tone. It very well could be period or Type III as some would call it. Without any markings or knowing the intent of the heavy editing, tough call. If there was a period negative produced, was it used for something during the time, then later found to create a photo circa 1980s as suggested in the posted sale? Perhaps someone will recognize the edited image from a period item. Nothing would surprise me, there is some mystery with this one still.
It's a nice photo either way. I suppose it's a second generation photo that either looks old or it doesn't. It looks old. Old enough for that elusive and specific 2 year threshold, not sure. Not that you were asking for my opinion.
