Photographic printed cards and apparatus and method of making same

Abstract

A method for making photographic cards by imprinting a message directly on the reverse side of a photograph, in a plurality of configurations including singular cards, cards in sheet form, cards in roll form and cards in a new and improved continuous form with tractor feed selvedge strips and perforations for separating the photographs from each other and from the selvedge strips. Each configuration of photographic cards is comprised of developed photographs having a photographic image surface (32) on one side and a message printed directly on an imprinting surface (34) which is the reverse side of the photographic paper material (30) using a computer (22) with a printer (24) attached and controlled by a software (20) program used by a computer operator (18) to create and edit messages and control the printing of said messages. The resulting photographic card can be used for picture postcards for a plurality of different kinds of applications including; direct mail advertising, personal greeting cards for holidays, notices for family events of many different kinds and photographic identification and filing cards for all conceivable types of applications.

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