Original negative from historic event, or Type 1 photo of same?

[Michael B]

I personally would prefer the negative. I could still make a print for my own personal use in the size that I would like to have for display.

[Jobu]

Great question Andrew.

I only have a handful of negatives (the 1904 Pirates Opening Day flag raising and game http://www.net54baseball.com/showthr...highlight=1904) and am still pretty new to photos. I have to say that I definitely prefer the Type 1 photos. I don't really know what to do with the negatives that I have but I really enjoy looking at my photos. Sure, the Type 1 wasn't actually at the game, but it is still a part of history as it brought that historic moment to the millions of people who listened to, watched, or read about the game that just took place. I have never developed a photo, but I believe there is also some skill involved in that part of the process, which makes Type 1s the fullest expression of the photographer's intentions (assuming the photographers developed their own photos) and therefore a small step beyond the composition of the shot and the camera operation involved in recording the image on the negative.