[rollei_list] Re: Press Cards (slightly Rollei related)
- From: John Jensen <jwjensen356@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 12:30:34 -0700 (PDT)
It should be Berkeley Barb, an 'underground'
newspaper, also a 'free press' paper as William
Schillereff calls it. It was notorious for its
'Personals' adverts (and other things that Berzerkly
is famous for).
John
--- "Peter K." <peterk727@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Who is Burklely Barb?
>
> On 9/21/05, WILLIAM SCHILLEREFF <frwilliam@xxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > I remember back in the 1960's possessing a press
> card from the infamous
> > "Burkley Barb." It was issued by the paper and the
> police decided not to
> > recognize the press card of the free press paper.
> The issue was settled in
> > court with a decision indicating the police dept
> could not decide who was
> > a
> > member of the press and their card was for id
> only. the PD could not
> > abridge
> > the rights of any reporter to work and it has gone
> down hill after that.
> > For a time we were ridding high. With my Rollie no
> one ever looked further
> > than the camera and made room for me. Later some
> small newspapers gave me
> > card and others issued through the local PD. More
> important is having the
> > pin to file pictures or stories.
> >
> > There are some rally funny stories about crime
> scene and getting the shot.
> > I like BW for this work but the switch to hi res
> color in the paper and
> > the
> > advent of developing machines at the paper and AP
> ran bw out of the news
> > media. TXP 400 ... what a film!
> >
> >
>
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