[PRCo] Re: Photos Available

[Fred W. Schneider III]

We'll find out won't we.  If Derrick doesn't bitch, I guess we can do
it.  

I learned how to take initiative during my career with the state. I
worked for 35 years in government where we were told that there was a
heirarchical structure ... only certain people were allowed to sign
letters, for example.  I signed them long before I had permission to do
so. My premise was that it was far easier to apologize than get
permission to do anything in government, and if you didn't hurt your
boss, you never had any reason to apologize.  I later taught my own
people that breach of conduct!

If the material offered for sale is of Pittsburgh interest, I think that
is a damn good place to attempt to sell it.  And if it works and Derrick
objects, you can always get a list of the members from Derrick and go at
it that way. 

I'm a son of a bitch, NO?  Great pride.  Big smile.

Remember, the negatives were copied from prints that PTM owns, therefore
the donation is appropriate.  I also take great pride in flushing money
out of people.  Did the same thing at church ... we paved a walk ...
I've so far flushed an extra $800 or so out of 60 some in the
congregation by offering a challenge grant.  They had to give above and
beyond normal for me to match it.  And, since I'm the church treasurer,
I know what they normally give.  

fws

fws  

John F Bromley wrote:
> 
> Wow, now we have eP-R, beats eBay.  Can I do this?  Same type of deal,
> donation to PTM, strictly list interest???
> 
> JFB
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Fred W. Schneider III" <fschnei at supernet.com>
> To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 11:14 AM
> Subject: [PRCo] Photos Available
> 
> >
> >
> > The following 8x10 photographs are available to the highest bidder as a
> > set.  Minimum bid $50 to me plus a minimum second check for $10 made out
> > to the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum as a donation.  They are all from
> > copy negatives I made from prints in the PTM collection.  As far as
> > quality is concerned, they are below my normal standards but equal to or
> > higher than normal commercial standards.  Closing date November 20th.
> > Cash in my hands before mailing, but not later than Nov. 30th.
> >
> > 1.  Pittsburgh 4801 as a two-man, single front door car in orange paint
> > in service on route 22 Crosstown with company advertising on the car.
> >
> > 2.  Builder's 7/8 right side car 5500 in one-man two-man configuration
> > with a Westinghouse automatic couper on the rear for towing trailers.
> >
> > 3.  Builders 7/8 right side car 5462.
> >
> > 4.  Interior rear, Pittsburgh experimental car 6002.
> >
> > 5.  Exterior, Pittsburgh experimental car 6002 at Bradley plant.
> >
> > 6.  Pittsburgh and Allegheny horsecar No. 12
> >
> > 7.  Citizens cable car 223 at Allegheny Cemetery.
> >
> > 8.  Altoona builders photo, exterior car 52.
> >
> > 9   Ibid, interior.
> >
> > 10. Altoona builders photo, exterior car 73.
> >
> > 11. Ibid, interior.
> >
> > 12. Southwestern Street Railway (or Philadelphia and Southwestern) 32, a
> > former Third Avenue Railway Car, side of road jammed with people inside
> > and out.  Pen and ink caption on original that I copied reads "Hog
> > Island, Pa., 7-2-18.  Obviously the Hog Island shipyard was still open.
> > The picture would no doubt be somewhere near the later later
> > international terminal of the Philadelphia International Airport (before
> > the current terminals a, b, c, d, e, f.
> >
> > 13. Southern Pennsylvania Traction Co. car 205 ... photo a tad on the
> > dark side ... signed Highland Avenue ...  eight people hanging on the
> > outisde.  Chester, PA 7-1-18.
> >
> > The originals for the two Chester area pictures are now at Arden ... I
> > found them in the library at the Baltimore Streetcar Museum.  Apparently
> > they were taken by some URE employee in 1918.  They were mixed in with a
> > file of URE labor dispute pictures!
> >