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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Joseph Mason, post: 1511948, member: 13529&quot;]2manybooks - Lincoln started growing his beard in October of 1860. He shaved his beard for the first time just prior to his inauguration. The Abe &amp; Mary dag image is the only presidential era photo where his beard is shaven low enough to reveal the cleft in his chin. As has been documented and supported with visual evidence, Abe and his barber experimented with different styles and length of beard throughout his presidency. There is no inconsistency with Lincoln&#039;s beard.</p><p>Question: were daguerreotypes still being produced in 1861?</p><p>Answer: yes</p><p>Question: was daguerreotypy on the decline and a small fraction of the overall production of photographs in 1861?</p><p>Answer: yes</p><p>Question: were there photographers who, although having crossed over into the newer processes of Ambrotypes, Tintypes, and Carte-De-Visites, were still proficient in the art of daguerreotypy and had access to the materials necessary to produce them?</p><p>Answer: yes&nbsp; (John Craig ... Daguerreian Registry)</p><p>Question: are daguerreotypes considered, even today, the finest photographs ever produced?</p><p>Answer: yes</p><p>Question: has there been a modern resurgence in the art of daguerreotypy due to a fascination with, and desire to reproduce (albeit using a safer methodology), the finest photographs ever produced?</p><p>Answer: yes</p><p>Question: would the brass mat and preserver used on a daguerreotype produced in 1861 resemble those that were manufactured in the mid to late 1850&#039;s?</p><p>Answer: yes</p><p>Question: would Mary Todd Lincoln, if given the option of a daguerreotype, ambrotype, tintype, or CDV, choose the finest photographic image ever known to commemorate a special occasion that she had dreamed about since she was a teenager to keep as a memento?</p><p>Answer: DUH![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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