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1855 Booth daguerreotype in "Lust for Fame?"
11-12-2013, 10:50 AM (This post was last modified: 11-12-2013 11:01 AM by J. Beckert.)
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RE: 1855 Booth daguerreotype in "Lust for Fame?"
The Gutman's stated it was taken in Missouri, but at 18 I don't think Booth can be placed there. He should have been honing his skills as a stock actor in Richmond.
(11-12-2013 10:47 AM)wsanto Wrote:  On Dave Taylor's blog, BoothieBarn, He examines the second photo (from Gene's link) and proves that it is not Booth. An excellent article.
I forgot about that, Bill. Dave did a great job with the photo in question.

http://boothiebarn.com/2013/01/30/the-de...-gutman-1/
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