[Snowman]

Originally Posted by SteveS

D. Begin, thank you for laying out specifics. Snowman has done the same in close-up views, which I appreciate greatly, and it's up to the viewer to decide.

drcy, I am not using Snowman or anybody else as expert support. Anyone is free to comment here either way. As far as I know, I don't know anyone here personally and I don't know their background other than what they purport to be in their posts. But I think in the time I've been involved with this stereoview, I've come to the conclusion that one's background really doesn't matter. Either you look at it and see resemblances or you don't. I've taken it further and pointed out specific unique matches, but I also know that I will never satisfy everyone. As I stated above, the purported 1847 daguerreotype was given to the HOF by Alexander Cartwright's grandson, yet there's a lengthy thread of disbelievers on this very board. As for the date of the photo, I post a statement about dating white/cream-colored stereoviews with squared corners from a website that I presume you'll take seriously. I also post a couple of stereoviews from museum and library collections that look very similar to mine (including the color, corners, and arched photos -- one is even taken outdoors) that have been dated conclusively to 1854-1857.

But but but, the "expert" in this thread who has handled a million of these said its not possible! That has to be from 1870s or later because of the arches!