1855 Booth daguerreotype in "Lust for Fame?"

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(11-12-2013 11:14 AM)J. Beckert Wrote:  I think they're both considered suspect, Jenny. The one in LFF looks like Booth, but it's profile shot and he doesn't have a curl on his head. The one Gene posted I've heard is a soldier Booth befriended on a riverboat on the Mississippi river. His name escapes me.

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.