Finleyville not Canonsburg

[Jim Holland]

Greetings!

	Thought of responding on the first part earlier but had to run. 
Certainly Ed and Bob have hit the heart of the matter.  The criticism
comes from ignorance in not knowing the ethics - I definitely prefer
full identification even if the photographer is still living - I did
that with photos submitted of PRCo on the Washington line for *Trolley
Talk* several issues ago and the original photographer is now retired
and still living in the Cincinnati area.  Received a nice note of thanks
from the photographer afterward as well (I purchased his negatives, not
prints!)
	While not all publications may follow this ethic, may I say that
*better* publications like the PCC car books by Carlson and Schneider
certainly do use this format - photographer and collection where both
are known.  PTM has followed this policy with their calendars and other
publications and many examples of such ethics from other publishers
abound.  So criticism of this policy stems from ignorance at one end of
the spectrum to jealousy at the other end!  But don't personally know
the heart of an individual so can't make a call on the matter!

Kenneth and Tracie Josephson wrote:

> Jim Holland wrote:

> > While Bill is probably not the photographer (he has bought
> > negatives from many people) he is never-the-less the owner of the
> > negative and I feel it is unethical if not downright illegal to post
> > such a photo without permission and without identifying the owner and /
> > or photographer.  I won't do that with my photo collection.

> Hi Jim. Neither would I. But some people have criticized me for asking
> that my ownership of some of Roberta Hill's negatives be credited as "R.
> Hill Photo/ K. Josephson Collection." It's as if they believe I am
> trying to take credit for Ms. Hill's photo art by asking that my
> ownership be recognized.

James B. Holland
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