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Title: Provenance of Photo on the Cover of MS Sheiks 4cd Box Set
Post by: mtzionmemorialfund on February 03, 2017, 04:20:31 PM: The attached picture is on the cover of a 4cd set w/ notes by Neil Slaven (JSP JSPCD 77151). Do anyone know where the photo on the right came from (ie, it's provenance)? It looks like a photo of Bo Carter with his steel-bodied National guitar. I'm not sure what that long white thing is on the front either.

Thank you,
Title: Re: Provenance of Photo on the Cover of MS Sheiks 4cd Box Set
Post by: Blues Vintage on February 04, 2017, 03:01:49 AM: This has been discussed before but with no conclusive answer.

http://weeniecampbell.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=3098.15 (http://weeniecampbell.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=3098.15)
Title: Re: Provenance of Photo on the Cover of MS Sheiks 4cd Box Set
Post by: mtzionmemorialfund on February 04, 2017, 04:06:03 AM: Quote from: harry on February 04, 2017, 03:01:49 AM
This has been discussed before but with no conclusive answer.

http://weeniecampbell.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=3098.15 (http://weeniecampbell.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=3098.15)

There does not seem to be any discussion of the white thing on the guitar, but the question of its provenance seems to have been left open-ended with some folks planning to inquire outside of the forum. I have also inquired outside the forum with no answers thusfar, but everyone believes it to be Bo. I will keep digging and return with an answer on provenance......or not....

Maybe the focus for right now needs to be on the mysterious white thing.
Title: Re: Provenance of Photo on the Cover of MS Sheiks 4cd Box Set
Post by: banjochris on February 05, 2017, 12:54:15 PM: The white thing looks like a piece of paper to me. Perhaps a check or a folded up contract?
Title: Re: Provenance of Photo on the Cover of MS Sheiks 4cd Box Set
Post by: Zephyrs on February 10, 2017, 10:30:44 PM: Yeah, I think it's just a piece of paper.
Title: Re: Provenance of Photo on the Cover of MS Sheiks 4cd Box Set
Post by: beljum on February 11, 2017, 02:06:33 AM: Looks like a sunny day. Maybe that cool National was reflecting right into the camera where the paper is.
Title: Re: Provenance of Photo on the Cover of MS Sheiks 4cd Box Set
Post by: Rivers on February 19, 2017, 04:18:31 PM: I like beljum's idea re killing reflections from the sun into the lens. My thought was maybe Bo had a crazy trick way of damping the strings or creating a buzzing effect. I'm assuming it is tucked under the string set.
Title: Re: Provenance of Photo on the Cover of MS Sheiks 4cd Box Set
Post by: Randy Meadows on February 20, 2017, 04:36:59 AM: I can make out "ITTA" it looks like in pencil, capital letters.
Perhaps it says ITTA BENA.

-- I also have an unknown photo from Bolivar County that resembles him.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/4bvsl2t9quzz98k/Unknown%20Bolivar%20County%20Group.jpg?dl=0
Title: Re: Provenance of Photo on the Cover of MS Sheiks 4cd Box Set
Post by: CF on February 20, 2017, 02:35:52 PM: Do one of those guys resemble Bo? Which one?
Title: Re: Provenance of Photo on the Cover of MS Sheiks 4cd Box Set
Post by: RobBob on February 24, 2017, 09:23:47 AM: Nothing hotter than an all metal National on a sunny day.
Title: Re: Provenance of Photo on the Cover of MS Sheiks 4cd Box Set
Post by: mtzionmemorialfund on February 24, 2017, 06:04:25 PM: Quote from: CF on February 20, 2017, 02:35:52 PM
Do one of those guys resemble Bo? Which one?

The ones on the left and right.
Title: Re: Provenance of Photo on the Cover of MS Sheiks 4cd Box Set
Post by: CF on February 25, 2017, 02:40:50 AM: The gentlemen from Bolivar County, the picture that is linked, which one of them looks like Bo Carter?
Title: Re: Provenance of Photo on the Cover of MS Sheiks 4cd Box Set
Post by: mtzionmemorialfund on March 13, 2017, 10:36:49 PM: Quote from: Randy Meadows on February 20, 2017, 04:36:59 AM
I can make out "ITTA" it looks like in pencil, capital letters.
Perhaps it says ITTA BENA.

-- I also have an unknown photo from Bolivar County that resembles him.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/4bvsl2t9quzz98k/Unknown%20Bolivar%20County%20Group.jpg?dl=0

Randy Meadows: Which of the four individuals in the linked photo do you think is Bo?