1910 -- sounds like they out of copyright; though their resale may be covered under whatever contract you buy them. m At 8:09 AM -0500 10/30/01, Phil Lord wrote: >The best course of action is to contact the "owner" agency, in this case >DOT, and alert them. They can then take action to recover the items >through the State Attorney general's office. We have done the same with >artifacts being offered on Ebay from shipwreck sites in Lake Champlain, >which are state property. > >Philip Lord, Jr. >Director, Division of Museum Services >New York State Museum >Room CEC 3097 - Empire State Plaza >Albany, NY >E-mail: [log in to unmask] >(518) 486-2037 >Website: http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/services.html > >>>> [log in to unmask] 10/29/01 01:13PM >>> >Some photographs from the Department of Transportation were recently offered >on ebay - not modern, but vintage prints, ca. 1910. I queried the seller >(politely, I hope) with my name and address about where he got them, and did >he have clear title to them. The response I got is below - distribution to >the full list may not capture his giant (panicky?) font. > >Best, Christopher Gray > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >------- >From: Iconpix >To: MetHistory >Hello : Are you an attorney ? What is your interest in this matter. Has >anyone reported it stolen ? >This is a original photograph. ANYBODY can >own a photograph. I am not using it for >advertising or commercial purposes. Is is >sold as " art " for your home or exhibition. >Please identify yourself properly and tell me >your personal interest and I will answer your question. > >Regards Ike of iconpix ------------------------------------------------------------------ Jazz is freedom. - T. Monk http://www.panix.com/~cassidy