Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/06/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/about/mission/ This is a great resource for western images and information. Leo > Is anyone an authority of original pics vintage American wild west 1870's to 90's? > > I have a chance to buy up an original collection of about 400 original negs, > taken primarily in the silver mine area of Nevada. > > some of them may be unique as they document American Indian ways of life which > have long disappeared. > > pics taken by an unknown photographer, not a Gene Smith of his times. > > questions arise to their value, and to their future home -- I don't plan to be > keeping them. > are the Getty and Microsoft the big buyers in this field? > > Stephen > > PS. on vintage pics that have never been published or copyrighted, I am correct in > believing I can copyright them now? > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >