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<p>[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 4486886, member: 33"]I believe the first line says "Witcomb Foto." The second word appears to be the abbreviation of the Spanish word for photographer. So the first line identifies the photographer. There was a famous photographer in Argentina whose last name was Witcomb, I have just discovered. </p><p><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alejandro_Witcomb" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alejandro_Witcomb" rel="nofollow">https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alejandro_Witcomb</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Your photo appears to be of a high quality. It is possible that the second line of the imprint identifies a location of his studio, either a street name or town.</p><p><br /></p><p>There could be other photographers named Witcomb, but investigating Alejandro first would be a good place to begin, I think.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 4486886, member: 33"]I believe the first line says "Witcomb Foto." The second word appears to be the abbreviation of the Spanish word for photographer. So the first line identifies the photographer. There was a famous photographer in Argentina whose last name was Witcomb, I have just discovered. [URL]https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alejandro_Witcomb[/URL] Your photo appears to be of a high quality. It is possible that the second line of the imprint identifies a location of his studio, either a street name or town. There could be other photographers named Witcomb, but investigating Alejandro first would be a good place to begin, I think.[/QUOTE]
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