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Christmas Shoppers in New York
Submitted by Ken on Tue, 12/11/2007 - 11:10am.
Christmas shoppers in New York City. Photo from the Bain News Service collection, between 1910 and 1915. View full size.
More on retouching
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Thu, 12/13/2007 - 4:54pm.
Of course, looking closer (I am new to thinking about old photos being altered) I can see the odd-looking highlights. So, what I think is a muff, probably is--which is also a bit odd because it's so large!
Retouched?
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Thu, 12/13/2007 - 4:37pm.
Interesting, I assumed when I first looked at the photo, that the woman on the left was carrying a ladies muff in her left hand. Are you thinking that is a package or box that was been retouched?
[The packages and hat, as well as the coats (the lapels of the lady on the left, for example) have been retouched to make them stand out. - Dave]
Retouching
Submitted by Historybuff on Tue, 12/11/2007 - 5:36pm.
You wouldn't want to inadvertently publicize a store that didn't pay for advertising!
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Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Tue, 12/11/2007 - 2:09pm.
What bizarre retouching! I wonder what was originally in the box that was blanked-over.
[Not uncommon for newspaper photographs of that era. - Dave]
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