I have some questions on period war photos and would be grateful for any feedback.
1. Why were a lot of photos during the war and before, printed in the form of postcards, with printed spaces to write on the reverse?
2. Many years ago, at a militaria fair in England, I was told by a dealer that period war photos can be distinguished by the fact that all or most have a thin layer of nylon [or was it plastic?] on the photos. Is this true?
3. Would it be safe to assume that photos that were processed in Germany, up to the mid-1950's, would be similar to period war photos, as in they would use the same paper and sizes? Which leads to another related question - how does one make out if photos were developed from wartime negatives and were developed in the late 1940's or 1950's, if the production techniques and materials used during that period were similar to those used during the war?
4. Was there any pacticular reason why some photos were printed on hard paper whist others were printed on soft paper, that can be bent?
1. Why were a lot of photos during the war and before, printed in the form of postcards, with printed spaces to write on the reverse?
2. Many years ago, at a militaria fair in England, I was told by a dealer that period war photos can be distinguished by the fact that all or most have a thin layer of nylon [or was it plastic?] on the photos. Is this true?
3. Would it be safe to assume that photos that were processed in Germany, up to the mid-1950's, would be similar to period war photos, as in they would use the same paper and sizes? Which leads to another related question - how does one make out if photos were developed from wartime negatives and were developed in the late 1940's or 1950's, if the production techniques and materials used during that period were similar to those used during the war?
4. Was there any pacticular reason why some photos were printed on hard paper whist others were printed on soft paper, that can be bent?