Posted By:
Josh K.David,
Im not sure I agree regarding the Hornsby - if you look at the johnson, there is a clear cut off but its near the bottom of the card. The Hornsby has that same sort of straight crop, only higher. I think that likely had something to do with the chemical process. Im also no expert on the photographic process used to create the cards (assuming they are self-developing), but I think if the paper was "exposed" improperly (be it to the chemicals or light) it could be black not white. You will also notice that my alexander is "developed" all the way to the border - to me that makes it look like the hornsby and johnson "suffer" from the type of inconsistent developing process you would expect from a self-dev. card (i.e. some are fully developed, some are not).
One other thing, I noted above that my alexander had paperloss on the front -Ive never actually checked that with a loupe. It will be interesting to see if that is actually paperloss or a spot that did not develop properly. If its not paperloss and is actually a result of bad development/printing.