Did Topps have Photoshop in 1965?

ChiSoxCardboard

I was just looking through my '65 team set, and ran across the entirely insignificant rookie card of Bob Locker and Greg Bollo. (Locker would actually go on to have a relatively successful career as a relief pitcher, but Bollo appeared in only 18 games and pitched 29.2 big league innings over the course of two seasons.) Anyway, I noticed that Locker's cap appears to be poorly "photoshopped" into the picture. It's offset to the right and, if real, Bollo's head would seem to be strangely tall or oblong. And the necessity to doctor the picture would make sense, since Bollo didn't appear in a game for the White Sox until May 9, 1965. Does anyone agree? If so, does anyone know when Topps began doctoring the photos on its cards?

ThoseBackPages

Airbrushing went on often at Topps

jmmiller777

Yep, airbrushing. There are several from the 65 set. Some jobs were done better than others. In fact take a look at card 89, Mike Hershberger and tell if this doesn't look like the same exact emblem in the same place. They did this quite a bit in to the new Houston Astros as they didn't have a lot of file photos of the players in new uniforms; example is card 292 where they just airbrushed his cap black. Card 308 is another one, guess it is too difficult to airbrush the Mets emblem.

digicat

Time travel. All I know is that Topps had access to a Windows 7 PC with an installation of Adobe Photoshop back in 1965. Not sure if someone went BACK to give them one, or if they went FORWARD to get one. Either way, it's an X-File.