[PRCo] Re: Pittsburgh 4250

[Phillip Clark Campbell]

Mr.Lybarger;


I am corrected aren't I - your last sentence!

I am sure you recognized my comments as tongue
in cheek aren't they but I must admit to being selfish
in this regard - I knew you would have a good comeback
and I am not disappointed.


I know the struggle with being correct; part of our human
make up.  These people might enjoy some help from the
outside though;  it is overwhelming to identify unknowns.  
I think they have done an exemplary job
of identification so allow for such 'mistakes.'

I wish you and all the best for 2009!


Phil





----- Original Message ----
> From: Edward H. Lybarger <trams2 at comcast.net>
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> Sent: Thursday, January 1, 2009 11:01:22 AM
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Pittsburgh 4250
> 
> 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 
> > 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.......