Photo Credits

[Fred W. Schneider III]

Rather than admit this has gone on long enough; I know of at least one
person who didn't want to have his name on a a print.  Bill Watts
transferred his 1928-1940 negatives to other interests before World War II.
Because he didn't have them, he didn't want to be bothered by mail from
people wanting prints.  My solution was a large rubber stamp that reads
"WILLIAM H WATTS II PHOTOGRAPH, Negative in Collection of Fred W. Schneider
III"  Still Watts was in the larger and bolder type.  I've also known a
collector of hundreds of thousands of prints and negatives who didn't like
his name out there as a railfan because he worked in the industry.  I think,
had I worked for PAT in the middle 1960s, I would have also gone under
cover.  I think these are legitimate reasons, and they were reasons used by
the actual photographers and not by someone who simply bought the print or
negative.

brathke at juno.com wrote:

> Ken,
>
> Without juding 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.
>
> 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?"
>
> Enough preaching.
>
> Bob 4/2
>
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