I haven't read every line of every post in this thread, so forgive me if this comment is redundant. At this point my sole interest in this thread is regarding the possible dates this stereoview was made. I still contend this stereoview may have been made earlier than 1870. There were gray colored mounts used circa 1860, although they are uncommon. I have seen them, although not with the arched top photograph style, which also can date circa 1860. I have also seen both light and dark gray mounts on many later stereoviews, particularly from the 1890s and beyond. These later gray mount stereoviews are of the curved variety which post date the stereoview in question here since it does not appear to be a curved mount. I do respect the opinions of others on this thread, but I think this point needs to be made. I'm not defending any other arguments being made in this thread regarding the identity of the six men in the image. I'll leave that to everyone else.
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