Mr. Shaneyfelt. It has that appearance, yes.
Mr. Eisenberg. You testified that you have a much smaller view of the sling, or what passes for a sling, on 133A than on 133B. Is the sling or simulated sling on 133A, that portion of it which is visible, consistent with the sling on 133B?
Mr. Shaneyfelt. Yes; it is entirely consistent.
Mr. Eisenberg. Also looks like a piece of rope, is that it?
Mr. Shaneyfelt. Yes; it has that appearance.
Representative Ford. Can you tell from a negative about when it was, the picture was taken, or can you develop any time from that?
Mr. Shaneyfelt. It is possible on some negatives. In this instance it is not. On some negatives there is a numbering system along the edge that is coded by the company that indicates manufacturing date, approximate manufacturing date, and it is usually by year, so that you could state that a film was coded by the company in 1947, therefore, it could not have been used prior to 1947.
This is about as far as one can go in the establishment of time that a picture was taken from the actual film. This cannot be done in this instance.
Representative Ford. I notice on some prints which are now developed commercially that they have a date on the edge.
Mr. Shaneyfelt. Yes.