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Canada Parachute Corps - Airborne - Studio Picture
Picked up this picture from a friend this week.
If I believe what's written on the cardboards that held it to the frame. His name was : J.C. Smith... who's girlfriend/mother would have been named Aurora... ??? Anyhow, he died October 24th 1981 @ 10h30pm at Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal. Comments.... |
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My! Some beret that!
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Patrick,
Now, that's interesting. About a month ago I bought the exact same picture. It's not printed exactly the same as you see a little more of the Airborne patch on yours, but it's obviously from the same negative. The Studio mark is also not exactly in the same location. Where it gets really interesting, is that on the back of the photo, the caption names this man as Daniel Prince, son of Ms Payette from Montréal, not J.C. Smith!!! I'd seriously doubt if it was a modern reproduction as it would probably cost more to reprint on actual Photo paper than what I paid for it. François |
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There was a thing about SS photographs getting copied a while back, and the sums paid were not considerable.... however the woman has conned at least 50 people..... that is what I heard.... with some BS story about finding them at a bootfair/dumpster etc. etc.
So...... they do reprint them occasionally...... even if not for much money, however is it likely a dealer bought them and split them?? Tom |
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Hi Unknownsoldier,
I'm fully aware of reproduction photos being passed for originals, and this being especially true for photos depicting more desirable formations. However, in this case, the picture came in a period cardboard easel type frame, it's printed on photo paper, it's aged and it has a white ink studio mark on the photo. I'm not saying that it can't be a repro, it could be, but for $5 CDN, less than 3 Pounds, I'm saying what would be the point? François |
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airborne, parachute corps, recruit, studio |
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