Paul,

All your messages lately are coming to me (and possibly others ) as a
string of words down the left hand side of the screen - awkward to read.

On Thu, 2 Jul 2020 at 09:01, pn1@...> wrote:

> I guess the original photographer(s) assigned the rights to the TMSV.

> There would have only been a limited number of photographers prepared to

> share their collections. Also the TMSV tended to “keep to itself” so there

> wouldn’t have been a wide choice of contributors.

>

> I’m still thinking much of the material probably comes from Rodney Hudson

> (deceased).

>

> The photographers would be well into their 70s perhaps older – if still

> alive.

>

> Noel Reed was probably the best tram photographer of the era and his style

> is instantly recognisable. As also mentioned elsewhere, Noel benefited from

> a career position that enabled him to use high quality camera equipment.

> The results speak for themselves. Noel was also from a comfortable family

> background that offered opportunities to visit different systems around

> Australia in the early 1950s when money was generally tight and travel

> opportunities limited.

>

> Also there must be some/several “unknown” tram enthusiasts who kept to

> themselves. They may have left “unseen” collections behind. When the person

> has passed on, it’s not unknown for family members not to realise the

> “value” of such material.

>

>

>

> Speaking of unknown enthusiasts, I know of a fan who, not too long ago,

> got chatting with a gentleman at a social function. By pure chance, trams

> were mentioned and it came out that this person was a dedicated “gunzel”

> with an extensive knowledge and experience of overseas tram systems

> particularly. He had “kept to himself” and had not previously disclosed his

> hobby to others. We are talking about people in their mature/senior years.

> Amazing.

>

>

>

> Paul in Melbourne

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David in Avenel.au
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