[PRCo] Re: Pittsburgh 4250

[Edward H. Lybarger]

Yes, it's in the snow.  Not the first time I've seen the image, though not
hand-colored before.

If I had the time to do all the things everyone else thinks I ought to do,
I'd be a miracle worker!  The fact is that I'm slowing down, not speeding
up, and am reducing the number of new things I get into until some of the
old ones are taken care of.  There will, for example, a new exhibit at PTM
this Spring, but instead of the traditional 60-80 images, it might have 20.
I do not have the time right now to do more, and certainly not the energy.

The other element here involves the unwillingness of other people to be
corrected, since they are the "professionals."  Too many times I've offered
facts to folks with mislabeled photos or manuscripts and they've totally
blown it off.  So I've quit trying in a number of cases.  I don't have the
time to waste on people who don't care.

As John Swindler so succinctly puts it, "Nothing is impossible to the person
who doesn't have to do the work."

-----Original Message-----
From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
[mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org] On Behalf Of Phillip
Clark Campbell
Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 1:25 PM
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Pittsburgh 4250

Mr.Lybarger;


The UOP collection is stellar isn't it but I too have noted some big
mistakes in photo labeling.  I overlook this because on the whole I am very
impressed with their efforts 'and results.'
Nevertheless, accuracy is important.  Maybe it would be a good idea to
identify these msitakes here and then send them an email.
Someone with your credentials as Archivist for PTM would be ideal for this
job.  Isn't it nice to be 'volunteered' for such a position on the first day
of the New Year?

I didn't see the picture but can do so 'mentally' from your description;
car looks shiny new and it is a snow scene.


Phil





----- Original Message ----
> From: Edward H. Lybarger <trams2 at comcast.net>
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> Sent: Thursday, January 1, 2009 10:12:14 AM
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Pittsburgh 4250
> 
> No, the links didn't work but it took me all of 30 seconds to find the 
> picture on the Pitt website.
> 
> I don't understand what's so great about the photo...it's a retouched 
> image that could confuse people because of its incompatible location 
> and destnation sign.  Clearly it started out as a car record photo 
> that someone played with, and has been incompletely interpreted by the
folks at Pitt.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
> [mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org] On Behalf Of 
> Schneider Fred
> Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 1:05 PM
> To: Derrick Brashear; pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> Subject: [PRCo] Pittsburgh 4250
> 
> Perhaps you can explain why your system took my last transmission and  
> stripped the text out and put it into a link???????   What came  
> through bears no resemblance to what I sent and is totally  
> unusable.     The only way any of your readers can find the picture  
> is to hand copy the link and then go to their browser and type it.......