[78-L] American Record Corp. staff photo

[Malcolm Rockwell]

I think that background was offered by either eBay or one of their 
digital suppliers. See
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1940S-DICKSON-CITY-PA-NAUGHTY-MUSICAL-REVIEW-PHOTO-/270753442219?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f0a29a9ab
for a different one.
Mal

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On 12/21/2011 9:00 AM, Taylor Bowie wrote:
> For sure...my thought was that for the seller such niceties would not have
> added anything to his bottom line.  The decoration was pretty hilarious in
> the context but these days we run into people who barely even understand the
> idea of a "record."   So at least it was a phonograph.    The other day a
> young (26) friend who works in a record store asked me how many songs were
> usually on one side of a 78...he was stunned to learn that it was usually
> only one!
>
> I really like the photo...I hope somebody buys it so it will stop tempting
> me!
>
> Taylor
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From:<bruce78rpm at comcast.net>
> To: "78-L Mail List"<78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2011 10:47 AM
> Subject: Re: [78-L] American Record Corp. staff photo
>
>
>> I was not talking about a more "Fancy" presentation, but a more
>> "Historically Accurate" one. Of course the item speaks for itself, and
>> really did not need the cheap little 60's suitcase phono as an enhancement.
>> But if you are going to include something with it, why not make if from the
>> same era in question, including some nice representative labels that were
>> issued by ARC during the same time period ? It certainly would have made
>> for a better presentation.
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Taylor Bowie"<bowiebks at isomedia.com>
>> To: "78-L Mail List"<78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2011 12:29:59 PM
>> Subject: Re: [78-L] American Record Corp. staff photo
>>
>> The seller may or may not be a history buff, but he is a seller, and
>> offers a wide variety (currently hundreds of lots) of printed material for
>> sale, with no records listed. For him, it's just another item to move
>> along.
>>
>> I'm not sure what benefit he would receive from making a more fancy
>> presentation of the photo...the item pretty well speaks for itself and I
>> don't think whoever buys it will much care about the window dressing or
>> that it would make for higher bidding in the end.
>>
>> Taylor
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From:<bruce78rpm at comcast.net>
>> To: "78-L Mail List"<78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2011 6:12 AM
>> Subject: Re: [78-L] American Record Corp. staff photo
>>
>>
>>> The Seller, is obviously not a history buff, and his knowledge obviously
>>> ends with the photo. Why in the world would you display a 1960's-70's
>>> cheap little suitcase electric phonograph with a 45 rpm setting, next to
>>> American Record Co. Employees photo from 1931 ? A nice collage of some of
>>> ARC's many Record labels from the 1920's and early 30's would have been
>>> much more appropriate, and historically correct. I just cringed when I
>>> saw
>>> that little portable there with the photo, it just looks plain silly.
>>> Unless you happen to be historically out of touch, like the seller. No
>>> big
>>> deal I guess.
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "David Lennick"<dlennick at sympatico.ca>
>>> To: "78-L Mail List"<78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2011 8:57:33 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [78-L] American Record Corp. staff photo
>>>
>>> I thought Capitol bought the Scranton plant.
>>>
>>> dl
>>>
>>> On 12/21/2011 1:35 AM, Cary Ginell wrote:
>>>> I don't know the connection between ARC and Capitol (misspelled
>>>> "Capital"
>>>> here) - they had nothing to do with each other. Still, a nice historical
>>>> piece, if anyone can identify any of the folks in the picture. I sure
>>>> can't.
>>>>
>>>> Cary Ginell
>>>>
>>>>> From: soundthink at live.com
>>>>> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
>>>>> Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2011 22:31:40 -0800
>>>>> Subject: [78-L] American Record Corp. staff photo
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/1931-AMERICAN-RECORD-CORP-SCRANTON-PA-EMPLOYEE-PHOTO-CAPITAL-PREDECESSOR-/270816639601?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f0dedfa71
>>>>>
>>>>> It's too rich for my blood, but I'd sure love to see a closeup and try
>>>>> and identify Art Satherley and Don Law in the photo.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cary Ginell
>>>>>
>>>