Question for Photograph Experts

[ejharrington]

Can anyone here who is knowledgeable about vintage photographs tell me what Type of photographs these are?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/154947136842

[Bicem]

Not with certainty without examining in person. Clarity looks good, would guess type one or two.

[Schlesinj]

I thought all wire photos were considered type 3.

[Bicem]

Those don't appear to be wire photos despite the description. Sellers use that term incorrectly often.

[Dewey]

Certainly don't look like wire photos to me either.

There is one seller on ebay who titles his photos "Type 1 wirephotos" which is, by definition, nonsensical.

[UKCardGuy]

I'm by no means the authority on wire photos but it doesn't look like a wire photo to me as there's no stamp/details on the back attributing it to the wire company.

Even if it was an original by a press photographer, wouldn't it have the stamps from the new organization on the back?

Could it be a modern reprint of an old photo?

Finally, is the writing on the back ball point pen? Ball Point pens were first commercially introduced in 1945. If it's ball point pen on the back, it seems unlikely that many people were using them in 1945.

[D. Bergin]

Type II or Type IV

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by Bicem

Not with certainty without examining in person. Clarity looks good, would guess type one or two.

I'm with Jeff on this one. Impossible to tell from the images.