Mr. Cole. If the photographs were comparable to the photographs we have in this case; yes.
Mr. Eisenberg. Mr. Cole, you examined the standards in their entirety, did you?
Mr. Cole. I did.
Mr. Eisenberg. And you have stated in answer to an earlier question they were all prepared by the same person, as I understood it?
Mr. Cole. Yes, sir.
Representative Ford. What is unique about these photographs that gives you this certainty or——
Mr. Cole. Well, I did not mean to indicate they are of a specially good quality, but I had in mind the possible existence of other photographs which would be much poorer and would not provide a satisfactory basis. I think that on these photographs I can see everything that is necessary to see to appreciate writing habit.
Mr. Eisenberg. Now, when you say the standards were all written by one person, that is with the exception of initials put on by law enforcement officers and the like?
Mr. Cole. That is correct.
Mr. Eisenberg. Now, Mr. Cole, returning to 773, the questioned document, can you tell the Commission how you formed the conclusion that it was prepared by the author of the standards, that is, what steps you followed in your examination and comparison, what things you considered, what instruments or equipment you used, and so forth?