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Could this really be a photograph taken during a slave auction in Lexington, Kentucky?

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What is the earliest photograph of soldiers posing with a captured enemy flag?

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Could this be yet another photograph taken during a slave auction in Civil War-era Lexington, Kentucky?

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Could this newly-discovered photo be of Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas from the time of their famous debates?

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My grandfather's photograph of Major General Matthew Ridgway and other officers probably in Europe, c. 1945. Can anyone tell me more about the other people in the photo or the context?

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Are these soldiers in coffins at an embalming tent in Camp Letterman in Gettysburg alive or are they examples of the embalmer's work?

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What town was this Library of Congress daguerreotype taken in?

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Can someone help transcribe this letter photographed by Mathew Brady during the American Civil War?

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Could this 1842 daguerreotype of water jousting in Lyon possibly be the earliest surviving photograph taken during a sporting event?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Could this really be a photograph taken during a slave auction in Lexington, Kentucky?	36
What is the earliest photograph of soldiers posing with a captured enemy flag?	11
Could this be yet another photograph taken during a slave auction in Civil War-era Lexington, Kentucky?	3
Could this newly-discovered photo be of Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas from the time of their famous debates?	3
My grandfather's photograph of Major General Matthew Ridgway and other officers probably in Europe, c. 1945. Can anyone tell me more about the other people in the photo or the context?	2
Are these soldiers in coffins at an embalming tent in Camp Letterman in Gettysburg alive or are they examples of the embalmer's work?	2
What town was this Library of Congress daguerreotype taken in?	1
Can someone help transcribe this letter photographed by Mathew Brady during the American Civil War?	1
Could this 1842 daguerreotype of water jousting in Lyon possibly be the earliest surviving photograph taken during a sporting event?	1