Photo Credits

[Kenneth and Tracie Josephson]

brathke at juno.com wrote:
> 
> Ken,
> 
> Without judging the family's motives, I have trouble understanding their
> rationale for:
> 
> "They are still embarrassed about the photographer being a trolley fan."
> 
> Anyone who captured on film an era that is now gone - whether it be
> trolleys or steam boats or live radio drama - deserves recognition and
> thanks for being there and having the foresight to preserve a changing
> scene for future generations.  Life Magaine photographer Marie Bourke
> White blazed the trail for female photographers way back in the 1930's.
> Roberta Hill was just doing what she believed needed to be done.

True. She was from a "proper" old money "blue blooded" family. Her
activities and fascination with license plates, movie memorabilia,
African-American children as well as her obsession with trolleys
embarrassed them.  
 
> I've never felt the need to apologize for being a rail fan, although I
> see myself as a photographer first.  Regardless, it's rewarding today
> when a non-fan sees my photographs and says, "Wow. you were there, and
> saw that, and took a picture of it?"

Agreed. Her family sees me as a guardian of the work I purchased from
them. They don't wish to be contacted by anyone concerning Roberta nor
her photography. That's why they want her full first name deleted from
any credits and want my name as current owner. And believe me, her niece
(at my urging) had to pull teeth to get the family to agree to credit
her simply as "R. Hill." They don't even want me to release her name to
people who are buying her TTC and other print collections, though most
buyers already know who the photographer was.

If it offends the members of this list that my name is associated with
her work, I can ask Dave mewhinney to pull my name from the collection
posted on his site. Ken J.