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    Posted 9 years ago

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    susanrose
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    Photo signed " R 1911" We always wondered if it was by Riis. Anyone know if he ever signed photos with an R ??

    Old photo of women working in textile factory setting.

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    1. solver solver, 9 years ago
      Wonderful photograph but not taken by Jacob Riis, in my opinion based simply on examples of his signature, not style.

      Here are two examples of Riis's signature and I don't see any similarity of the "R" to the one on your photograph:

      Source: Charles Agvent Rare Books
      http://www.charlesagvent.com/shop/agvent/014375.html
      and
      Source: History for Sale
      http://www.historyforsale.com/html/prodetails.asp?documentid=32673&start=4&page=96

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