[PRCo] Re: wrong side of the river?

[Bob Rathke]

Having been following this real-vs - retouched discussion of the 2nd Ave. photo, I think we're ready for an obviously heavy handed retouched photo of PRC's purpor ted 1800-series double-end PCC running on 10-West View. Â  



See attached photo which I posted on the list about 10 years ago.  This photo was constructed in 1964 by a friend using photo prints, scissors, rubber cement and a marking pen.  Well before the days of photoshopping. 



I believ e it's a fake, but I await other opinions.... 



Bob 


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From: "Phillip Clark Campbell" <pcc_sr at yahoo.com> 
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementix.org 
Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2012 7:22:05 PM 
Subject: [PRCo] Re: wrong side of the river? 

Mr.Brannon!� You definitely have "something" with the extra hanger; 
it is in a different-higher plane than the running wires with 'span wire' 
that disappears at the left running wire.� Also note how the two outside 
wires 'appear' further apart at the next span; they should appear 
closer shouldn't they. 
The truck appears fine to me but it can be the monitor, my eyes, a 
combination of these can't it. 

I am not convinced of a burn-in or feathering for hilites.� That over 
"Mon City" looks chopped and ragged.� It still gives a 'hint' of a 
picture through the back window of an auto. 

To consider other possibilities, double exposures were a problem 
if the film wasn't wound or the photographer forgets not winding. 

The asphalt paving at this time and the surrounding construction 
suggests something recent where a temporary shoofly might be 
built on top of the roadway on our left for bi-directional travel. 
Another trolley wire(s) could be strung for temporary use. 

Probably not photoshopped but could be dark room magic of 
the day to accomplish something similar just for fun.� It is a 
charter so why not go further and create something unusual. 

Shall we ever know for certain? 


Phil 





>________________________________ 
> From: Herb Brannon <hrbran at cavtel.net> 
>To: pittsburgh-railways at dementix.org 
>Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2012 7:52 PM 
>Subject: [PRCo] Re: wrong side of the river? 
> 
>As long as I keep seeing rear-truck wheels which do not match up to the running-rails in the street and as long as I keep seeing a "third" trolley wire hangar in between the two outside trolley wires it is pretty obvious that this is a made-up job. 
> 



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