> Similar to John's question on slang, what exactly is
the
> "photostat" PIs flash when asked to provide some ID?
I know
> what a photostat copy is. Does the PI, like Lew
Archer, then
> carry on his person a "copy" of his original PI
license? Has
> anyone ever seen a photostat PI license (w/o
goggling it)?
That's exactly what it is. Photostat prints were referred to
as just
"photostats" or even "stats". Xerox-style copies didn't show
up until the 60s and weren't pervasive until the 70s and even
then only at 8-1/2x11. Photostat cameras didn't disappear
until the 80s.
Jeff
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