Is This Abraham Lincoln?

[Gene C]

(06-23-2017 12:30 PM)wcvet6 Wrote:  I am weary of historians that are also authors and or collectors.$$$$
I merely wanted to share my Lincoln photo with this group but I already knew ron r. was a member who brings attention to this sight ie relevancy so you talk down to me and shame my photo .
you would think this tired Lincoln discussion would welcome any new Lincoln material to discuss , old dogs need a new trick . bla bla bla
I had this cdv for 10 years never once tried to sell it never will .but I'm going to share it with the world and you wll be credited with not recoginizing . experts get over yourselves.photos are self proving.

Ron Reitveld may be a member of this site, but he has not logged on since Oct 2012, and he has only made one post. bla, bl, bla.

I would be interested in how you found your photograph. I appreciate your sharing it with us.
Naturally we are skeptical. We challenge just about anything people have introduced that is a new find or theory. You are not the first.
Some graciously accept the comments. Some get angry. Some realize their find or theory just doesn't stand up to a close enquiry (pun intended)

Since none of the "old dogs" on this forum have stepped forward to agree with you that it is indeed a photo of Lincoln, have you asked any other "old dogs" in the Lincoln community what their opinion was regarding your photo and what was their response? As someone who's avatar is an old dog, I would enjoy a few new tricks. Just because we don't believe it is Lincoln, doesn't mean we don't think it is an interesting find. We have lots of folks here who like to collect old photographs, cdv's, old newspapers, old books, etc.
There is a lot to learn.