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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 879535, member: 8267&quot;]Lincoln grew his beard in late, 1860. His youngest child, Tad, was born in 1853. The child in the image is much younger, ergo - no Lincoln. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/frown.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":(" unselectable="on" /></p><p>The costume and photo case are consistent with early 1860s. Daguerreotypes do tend to tarnish from the edges toward the center, so it could be a daguerreotype, although late in their use. Difficult to tell from the photo here - you need to have it in hand and tip it in the light to see if it has a mirror surface. They are often difficult to photograph because of the reflective surface.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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