Recent Henry Yee eBay auction questions

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Originally Posted by billyb

And I am assuming that when a photo says on the back, Reference Dept., gives a date and states Press, that the photo comes out of the newspaper archive in which the photograaphers worked. (Print on side is on holder, not the photo). Attachment 101324

The "Reference Dept." stamp does indicate that it came out of the newspaper's (or other publication's) archive, and very often, though not always, the stamping will also refer to the particular paper's archive in which the photo was filed. The photographer who took the shot may or may not have worked directly for the newspaper though.

Also worth noting is that the date on the "Reference Dept." stamp is when the photo was filed, NOT when it was shot. Very often the two dates will be within a few days of each other, but especially with a photo that early, it would be rare for the file date to coincide exactly with the date of the event photographed.