Jackie Robinson Photo

[JoeyF1981]

Originally Posted by Forever Young

Joey, I assume you do not even have this in hand yet thus the question?

Hey ben! Yes ive actually had this for awhile. Never knew why it had that blueish tint on some places

[Forever Young]

Originally Posted by JoeyF1981

Hey ben! Yes ive actually had this for awhile. Never knew why it had that blueish tint on some places

Are you speaking of the silver gelatin?


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gelatin_silver_process

[JoeyF1981]

Originally Posted by Forever Young

Are you speaking of the silver gelatin?


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gelatin_silver_process

Yes...is that just a normal part of the photo

[D. Bergin]

Could also be some light press art/shading.

[Forever Young]

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

Could also be some light press art/shading.

Yup.. does it "shine like a diamond" in the light or does it look like something added Joey?

[JoeyF1981]

Originally Posted by Forever Young

Yup.. does it "shine like a diamond" in the light or does it look like something added Joey?

It has a shine to it...definitely not something added (editorial markings) or anything like that

[thecatspajamas]

It looks like a light wash of gray "editor's paint" in those areas used to enhance the contrast of the printed image. That's just looking at the scan though, and I don't think I've ever seen that have a "blue" color unless something else stuck to the paint. (FWIW, it looks more gray than blue to me, but again, I'm not looking at it in person)

The "silvering" that I have seen is usually such that you can look at the photo from one angle and it looks like a normal black/white image, but when you tilt it, you will see the light reflecting on the darker portions of the photo, giving it a silver or mirror-like effect. It can show up in scans, but those are not the areas I would expect to see it in.