Is this Waffen SS family photo original or a post war copy?

[yarmouth]

Hello all! I recently bought this photo and received it in the mail. It is very blurry but I was ok with that but when I turned it over I saw that it was a cropped Agfa postcard. So I asked myself "Was this printed on old Agfa paper post WW2 or was it just trimmed by the owner at some time. What are your thoughts? Thanks!

[Wagriff]

It was a normal thing for many people back in the earlier era's to have their photos printed on postcards, so that they could share the image with family and friends. I have several postcard photos in the family album from the turn of the century and abit later.

[yarmouth]

Thank you Wagriff! Was it common to trim it this much though?

[Wagriff]

Sure was. Usually, they would trim them to make them fit into a frame or photo album page space. They would trim off unneeded background scenery and sometimes an unwanted person or 2 as well.

[yarmouth]

Thanks!