Re: 494 in 1938--FAKE PHOTO

Sorry folks but this photo is doctored and not legit. If you look closely you can see where the original numbers were photoshopped out and replaced with the numbers you see--See the 3rd photo attached I've outline just above where the real number was deleted to add the smaller numbers. Look closely you can see the ghost image on the photo--much more apparent on my PC than on my phone. One problem is the numbers used on this photo came from the fireman's side of 494--see extended space between the 9 and the second 4. The Engineer side did not have this error as seen in the other attached photo. I've also shown in my attached photos that in the late 30's the tender step light was not installed yet. But in this photo which is not real it's there. This photo is actually taken in Durango, but 494 was assigned to Salida and Marshall Pass from 1933 to 1951. You can also see the weathering on this photo does not look real and clearly has been edited to make 494 look dirty. Salida did a really good job of keeping the locomotives in their stable pretty clean which is well documented. Too many inconsistencies and many more that I didn't mention. Look again at the engineer side numbers again, in the fake photo the space between the 9 and the second 4 is spaced out too far in error. Look at the Otto Perry photo of the engine in roughly the same time period--no error on the engineer's side, but it's on the fireman's side. The side that was lifted in the photoshop to create this FAKE photo. Look if there is real photographic evidence I'm all for seeing it and believing it, but as a student of History I have to do my best to not let photos like this skew the actual history. This is a fake and very clear to see.







William
aka drgwk37