[PRCo] Re: Distortion of Photo

[Herb Brannon]

Then is the photo of 1723 signed up Charleroi also an ebay item? I can't
find any reference to ebay in the photo tags or in the narrative. Or is
this distortion something we will now have to put up for all photos?
On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 7:24 PM, Phillip Clark Campbell <pcc_sr at yahoo.com>wrote:

> Mr.Brannon,
> The answer is on that ebay site for the Cordic car isn't it;
> the item is for sale.  The distortion is to thwart those who
> copy the image:
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> ** NO ITEM I OFFER HAS A DISTORTION OR PRINTED OVERLAY. **
>
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> DUE TO eBAY's NEW RULES (STARTING IN SEPTEMBER) THAT ITEMS CANNOT HAVE ANY
> PRINTING ACROSS THE ILLUSTRATIONS, YOU MAY SEE VIEWS IN MY LISTINGS WITH A
> SMALL DISTORTED AREA TO THWART
> UNAUTHORIZED COPYING BY A FEW BROWSERS.   NEW BIDDERS, PLEASE READ MY
> FEEDBACK TO DETERMINE BUYER SATISFACTION LEVELS AND BE ASSURED OF TOP
> QUALITY.--------------------
> The above was copied from the website and pasted here.
> --------------------
>
>
> Charleroi and Washington cars did not use the "Shannon" destination
> until late 1950s but most probably early 1951.  "Shannon-Charleroi
> -Washington" was not on the original destination signs.  Rush hours
> 1951-forward then may have seen these cars operate limited service.
>
> The two interurbans ran in tandem on the hour and half-hour from Grant
> and Liberty.  When the limited service ceased the interurbans maintained
> their 30-min headway but operated 15-min apart north of Washington Jct.
> Ridership was dropping like a rock since 1948 or 1949 wasn't it.  Every
> move to economize was needed.  Still, Shannon and W.Library service
> was maintained for a number of years, possibly until the 1953 cut backs
> to Simmons and Drake.  There was a car on Overbrook every 6 or 7-min
> all day whether interurban or local.  By 1960 that daily service was every
> 20-min or more.
>
>
> Phil
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> >________________________________
> > From: Herb Brannon <hrbran at cavtel.net>
> >To: Pittsburgh Railways Group <pittsburgh-railways at dementix.org>
> >Sent: Friday, October 12, 2012 5:56 PM
> >Subject: [PRCo] Distortion of Photo
> >
> >Derrick wrote:
> >Northbound rush hour Charleroi interurban at Smithfield and Carson Sts.,
> >Pittsburgh … I suspect this is a newly designed program to distort images
> >being advertised on-line for sale.   The Charleroi sign signified express
> >to Frederick St. in the rush hour.   Of peak cars were signed
> >Shannon-Charleroi.
> >If you look at the recently posted photo of the "Cordic" car on Second
> >Avenue, posted by Phillip a few days ago, you will also notice similar
> >distortion. These two photos (the Cordic car pic and the Charleroi PCC
> >1723) are the only two which have come through with the distortion. Does
> >anyone know the reason for this?
> >
> >--
> >Herb Brannon
> >In Cuyahoga Valley National Park
> >
>
>


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Herb Brannon
In Cuyahoga Valley National Park