Show us your "alleged" stolen nypl spaldings...."

[oldjudge]

Freddie--Where does it show that they were NYPL pieces?

[19cbb]

According to the 1987 inventory list provided by Freddie Maguire, only the Anson by Falk was missing at the time.

The 1922 inventory just lists another Anson, without citing the photographer, which I suspect is the Stevens.

Here's a link to the 'Stevens' Anson image that is currently hosted in the NYPL digital library... Not sure if this is a scan of the original or a copy.

http://tinyurl.com/komys2

Btw, the 1987 list has some mistakes like the Jordan and Co. examples which in fact are still part of the collection.

I'll try to make a visit to the NYPL prints and photo dept. in mid September and cross check the original 1922 inventory and the 1987 one which they have by now.

If someone is planning a visit before then, ask the photo room staff (room 308) to provide you the updated inventory list. It's a blue bounded book.

[oldjudge]

Jimmy--That is an image of the Stevens cabinet but not the one I had. The one I had was in very nice shape with an A. C. Anson signature on the back. I had posted an image of it in a thread in 2004 but, although the thread is in the archives, the image is gone (Leon--can this be retrieved?). The cabinet had a Letter of Authenticity from Mike Gutierez which I still may have.

[Leon]

Sorry but on the old board those pics expired after about a week. I know of no way to retrieve them UNLESS they were NOT hosted in the Network54 temp files, then they would still be up though. So, if it's not there now I have no way of recovering it (that I am aware of). This new board is a different story......regards

[oldjudge]

If I have it stored at home I will post the image