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Eric Longo

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Hi All,
I am pleased to have joined this board. Here is an image from my collection of liner photographs to say "hi" - an original photocard of Olympic in NY 1911 (unique as far as I know - I pulled it myself from an album of originals). It is quite sharp - I include and enlargement of a small portion. I will be posting many unique photographs from my Mauretania collection, including an early panorama, on the Cunard Board, and some Lusitania as well, for those who care to see them. I look forward to reading the threads - I see some names I know
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Best,
Eric2
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Images (c) Eric Longo Image Collection.


PS - Apologies for the double post - I didn't mean to hijack the other thread.
 
Welecome aboard Eric! You will find alot to discuss here. Thanks for the postcard, it's awesome. The lines on the Olympic, show up beautifully in this photograph. Do you have any more photos of the Olympic? Is that taken in New York or back in Southampton. Look forward to your other photographs!

All the best,

Nigel
 
Hi - I am reposting these due to incorrect pixel width of my first attempt.

Hi All,
I am pleased to have joined this board. Here is an image from my collection of liner photographs to say "hi" - an original photocard of Olympic in New York, 1911 (unique as far as I know - I pulled it myself from an album of originals including Lusitania and Carpathia etc.). It is quite sharp - I include an enlargement of a small portion. I have posted many unique photographs from my Mauretania collection, including an early panorama, on the Cunard Board, and some Lusitania as well, for those who care to see them. I look forward to reading the threads - I see some names I know
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Best,
Eric2

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(C) Eric Longo Image Collection
 
My mate said it is not the original but a copy made 75 years ago rather than 92 years ago. So they will not be buying a one off, unless he is mistaken. I've not looked myself but is the starting bid really $100 ? Personally if I were to buy the pic ( and it is a nice pic ) with a starting bid of $100 then I’d rather it not be a copy — whether this picture was made from the same glass negative or not. Also would rather it be a one off or at the very least the one made 92 years ago. Very much considering the starting bid.

If I’ve been given the wrong information I do apologise.
 
I re-read the description again- I think I mis-interpreted it when I was talking to Miles about it-- it states that it is a "92 year old image" and was never published. because it is "over 75 years old" it can be published w/out having to worry about infringing on copyright etc etc. The opening bid is close to $200 tho. My apologies to the seller- Now I think I understand the wording of the description better!
 
Hi,
yes, the image is an original & unique one-off photograph, unpublished, and free from copyright as it is over 75 years old. I am sorry if the auction description was poorly worded - I was trying to be clear LOL
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Best,
Eric Longo
 
Hiya

Sorry if I were mistaken about your listing.

Just out of interest (to someone who knows nothing about photo's) does the boarder of the picture not hint towards there being at least one or two - maybe more ? I'm not sure how they would have done the boarder without making another ? Would be interested in what anyone else has to say also.

Would they not take a one off snap which would not have any boarder. Or maybe it would ? But surly this would be added *after* hence another would have to be made....

I am just wondering. Don't know if that is the case. I am sure it is a very rare image all the same - but does the boarder not hint towards it not being the 1st ?

Thanks
 
Hi,
I pulled several photographs of Olympic from this album. About half had borders and half didn't. Two were taken a few minutes apart and one had a border and the other didn't. The intact family album was C. 1907 to C. 1920. The earlier photographs, such as Lusitania and Mauretania, were printed on thin matte photographic paper. Several of the C. 1911 - 1920 photographs had borders - many were clearly family photographs of the piers, some taken at the same time with liners and children posing. A lot of the album shows wonderful images of early New York with carriages in Central Park and the fountains with children playing. You wrote "does the boarder not hint towards it not being the 1st?" I think it is the first and only print of the image. In hand it is really quite an eye catcher - very sharp and well composed. It was clearly the best of the lot as far as quality, and so I kept it the longest.

Best,
Eric2

PS - here is another unique image from the same album - this one without a border - Lusitania at Pier 54 dropping mail and apparently being coaled.

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Hi All,
and a detail from the same (this earlier thinner paper has a more pronouned matte finish which obscures scanned detail):
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Best,
Eric2
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Thanks for the information. I hope I don't come across as being rude. It is a lovely picture. Have you sold them all ? Or will you sell more. What do the photo's have on the back btw ? also the matted/grain paper quality on the detail of the above photo's looks the same ! :-)
 
Dear Miles,
not at all - I don't mind questions. I have not sold all of them - all the Olympic, yes, starting with the morning of the Maiden arrival in NY. I have half the Mauretania and half the Lusitania photographs, Aquitania, Carpathia and most every liner from Cunard and White Star and others from the German 4 stackers up excluding Titanic. It was quite an album! The photographs of New York are equally impressive. The paper you mentioned is indeed quite different between the photos posted above. The Lusitania photo was printed on a thin stock with a more pebbly surface that makes it hard to scan. The Olympic is a much heavier paper with a finer better detail, much richer darks and crisper highlights.

Best,
Eric2
 
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