Why I think Cobb wasn't printed with a Brown Hindu back

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Originally Posted by Pat R

I think this is the new law Bulger is referring to. I'm not sure if I'm reading it right but it seems like they wouldn't need permission if they already had the photo's. I'm not sure if they mean before 1905 or before October 1908. It appears they could have used an older photo of Plank or Wagner if they had one in their possession before a certain date and included them in the set without their permission.

The date on this is October 28th 1908

It must be 1905; October 1908 is the court upholding the law in a case, not creating new law. The reference must be to photos owned before the enactment of the 1905 law.

Plank is complicated by having 150 and 350 series backs, but perhaps Wagner signed a letter like the one sent to Hyland that doesn't mention or imply tobacco whatsoever. If he signed, they would include him and he may then have protested if he was anti-tobacco once he found out what they were really doing. One possibility.