[Hankphenom]

This is the type of photo that the Yee/Fogel system doesn't really categorize in a meaningful way, and needs to change to do that. Though not a "Type I,", this photo is just so much more collectible, in my opinion, than the typical "Type III" designation is meant to describe. The fact that it was presumably printed contemporaneously with the event depicted (Ruth as a Red Sox in this case) should completely overwhelm the question of whether it is a first or second generation print as to make that almost irrelevant. In other words, it is "original" and "genuine," just not a type I. And if photo collectors are going to restrict themselves to Type I only, they're going to miss out on adding a lot of great photos, like this one, to their collection.

Question for Lance. Do you know if the Bain photos we see are also Type IIIs?
Hank Thomas