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200703-J0472

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Item Description

Grading Standard:	News Agency 1st Generation AKA Original Press Photo
Size:	8x6 inches with some minor variation.
Other Notes:	Historical press photograph. Please do not expect perfect photos. Often old photos have small creases and tears around the edges due to heavy use.
Special Notice:	The Oberammergau Passion Play was first performed in 1634. According to local legend, the play is performed every ten years because of a vow made by the inhabitants of the village that if God spared them from the effects of the bubonic plague then sweeping the region, they would perform a passion play every ten years. A man traveling back to the town for Christmas allegedly brought the plague with him by accident. The man purportedly died from the plague and it began spreading throughout Oberammergau. After the vow was made, according to tradition, not another inhabitant of the town died from the plague. All of the town members that were still suffering from the plague are said to have recovered. (Wikipedia)

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Photo Grading Standards and Terms Used

News Agency Photos:	Wire Photos or News Agency Photos were extensively used in print media during the first half of the 1900's. Issued by news agencies (such as Acme, NEA, International News, Associated Press, UPI, Fotogram, Keystone,) only to the press, these Gorgeous pieces capture a historical moment, frozen in time, as they were issued on the day the event happened. Unfortunately they were issued in extremely limited quantities solely for print media industry usage (it is estimated that there were approximately 25 - 50 of EACH particular photograph made). Over the years, many were destroyed or lost, and in some cases, there are only 1 or 2 specimens known to exist today of a particular photograph making these Original! , First Generation Vintage Photographic relics Outstanding Investments.
Wirephoto Telephoto Cablephoto Radiophoto Soundphoto	This type of photo was an early form of electronic transmission. Some scratchiness in the image is normal. Please inspect the image carefully as the quality can vary greatly. They can range from atrocious to superb and everywhere in between. Also, this type of photo is not a original photo using the traditional definition since it was not developed but was normally printed on film stock. We consider these 1st Generation Original Photos.
1st Generation AKA Original:	This is a photo manufactured near the time when the image was taken. News Agency and Official photos fall into this category automatically.
Vintage:	Photo that is at least 30 years old.
Size:	Size given is almost always the paper size of item and not image size. Image size is normally smaller.Metric conversion is 1 inch = 2.54 centimeters for our international customers.

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