Based upon the circumstances set out below, it is unlikely there is a valid copyright still in existence, and maybe there never was one. If there is no copyright notice on the published image, and it is as old as it appears, and the company is no longer around (and very possibly the photographer or artist, also), it is probably considered within the public domain at this point. You have been provided with several suggestions on scanning. I would actually suggest one other point if no one else has brought it up. If you know who is going to be making the films or the plates, they should be able to tell you exactly what they want for the submission. Some printers do not want any sharpening done, as they do it within the plate making process. Also, is your friend providing completely camera ready work, or will it need to be sized or altered to accommodate the press and bleed factors for binding and cutting? If the size will be altered, sharpening is best done last, so again, it is a matter of discussing this with the printer. If the pre-press work will be done elsewhere, ask them, as things like covers are often needed to be made oversized to either be wrapped around during binding, or in paperbacks, they are cut after binding and a certain amount of excess image is supposed to be there so they can make it "full bleed" during the trimming process. In general, it is best to work directly with the printer in these matters because they know what requirements their equipment has. It can help to prevent excess fixes and redos. Art David J. Bookbinder wrote: > Good point, though perhaps difficult to ascertain. The company that produced > the postcard is long out of business, there is no copyright notice on the > card, nor is there any photographer attribution. I will, however, ask her to > check and proceed accordingly. > > Thanks, > David > - Turn off HTML mail features. Keep quoted material short. Use accurate subject lines. http://www.leben.com/lists for list instructions.