Tony, It's been several years since I ordered prints from the Smithsonian, and they were expensive even then. What are they asking now for an 8x10? Shawn Beckert

Jon Miller fumes: Just received my order of the CGW flats and was horrified to find they Simple explanation, Jon. CGW's lettering style apparently changed between '40 and '44 and there was no

Ted Culotta is right: the Smithsonian in their infinite wisdom has raised their price very considerably, particularly if one wants to publish a photo (over $50 per, IIRC). The NAC pricing is far

Just received my order of the CGW flats and was horrified to find they were the second run made in '44 other than the first run made in '40. Terrible selection of numbers by LL. Went so few of these

Scott Chatfield sez: That would only apply if it's ALL possible sources. Otherwise, selectivity and knowledge are at work in the choice of items, and that's quite copyrightable. Tony Thompson

Bruce Brantner writes, about the photo cited by Shawn Beckert: Not likely, Bruce, as they are not new cars. The newest is a '37 model and the photo can't be earlier than 1939. Those autos were just

Test message. Excuse please.

Shawn Beckert writes: The date of the photo is at least as late as 1939, which is when the UP switched from Roman stenciling to the Gothic style lettering shown on the loco and tender. Also, several

and Tony T wrote: But isn't this work basically a bibliography of sources? You can't really copyright a listing of OTHER peoples' works. Scott Chatfield

--- ed_mines <ed_mines@...> wrote: Why do people rob banks - 'cause that's where the money is. Why do people order prints from the Archives of Canada - 'cause that's where the subject material

Tom Tabor wrote 3 very nice hard cover books about DL&W which contain lots of photos. There's some biographical information about Tom in those books including photos of Tom firing a steam

Ron Boham said: Of course it's copyrighted, Ron. It's automatic under the law. Taber has merely given you his permission to use it as you like. If he withdrew that permission (not that he's likely

John: I have several I will send Curt. I thought I had already done so, but maybe not. *********** REPLY SEPARATOR ***********

I should clarify the statements I made with regard to some details on the BLT, IM, and Marklin 40 ft box cars. The comments about the stirrup steps and end bracket pertain only to UP B-50-39 [ BLT ]

Kevin Lafferty wrote: What I received this week was the _Railroads Periodical Index 1831-1999_. The "Books By The Author" page before the dedication lists thirty-one titles by Taber, beginning in

Bob, How about a URL? Chris

Dick Harley writes about the Marklin/Trix B-50-24/27: comments based on what's been written, Mike Brock's scans, and my research materials. I have not actually seen one of the cars, so if I'm in

A few people have mentioned these cars on various lists. Here are some comments based on what's been written, Mike Brock's scans, and my research materials. I have not actually seen one of the cars,

which is a part of the Smithsonian Collection, if you have a chance and want to see if it is in one of the volumes. > Bill: The specific title of the collection located at the Division of

--- In STMFC@y..., "Bill Welch" <bwelch@u...> wrote: <<I would like the title and if you recall where you got them and ow much they were. I am trying to find something called the McBride Collection