JWB Photo - Has Anyone Ever Seen the Full Length of This Photo?

[Jenny]

Quote:This photo also makes him out to be taller than I would have imagined....

It's the coat length and the way the photo cuts off at the legs that makes him look so long from the waist down.

As someone who uses Photoshop to doctor a lot of photos and make web graphics, my opinion is that I doubt this was a tampered-with image. I blew up the image and took a close look; usually you can find evidence of tampering (even the best manipulators can get caught by tiny details), but I didn't. (Maybe someone else could look though as I do not claim to be a complete expert on catching manipulation.)

I just wish there was a full view down to the boots of Booth of this image! What you can see of his thighs do seem to suggest he had a case of "bowlegs" indeed!

OT: Wasn't 5'7" - 5'8" the average height for a man in 1865? I forget. I just remember it was something like 5'1" - 5'2" for women. Correct me if I am wrong!

Quote:Why are certain names starting to pop up in association with "rare" images? Is it just because they had the income to afford such images?

To be honest, that might be true, Laurie.