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<p>[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 8530437, member: 33"]To me, the eyes and nose don't closely resemble those of John Wilkes Booth. Also, in photos, Booth's neck looks longer.</p><p><br /></p><p>[Edit] Another factor is the photographer, and the nature of the card stock. Early cartes de visite, up until the late 1860s, had square corners. This one appears to have round corners. This Taylor, apparently, is found online in Brooklyn directories in the early 1870s. A deeper search could be done to find more specific information. I think the nature of the card stock, though, is not right for early to mid 1860s. As you know, Booth died in 1865.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 8530437, member: 33"]To me, the eyes and nose don't closely resemble those of John Wilkes Booth. Also, in photos, Booth's neck looks longer. [Edit] Another factor is the photographer, and the nature of the card stock. Early cartes de visite, up until the late 1860s, had square corners. This one appears to have round corners. This Taylor, apparently, is found online in Brooklyn directories in the early 1870s. A deeper search could be done to find more specific information. I think the nature of the card stock, though, is not right for early to mid 1860s. As you know, Booth died in 1865.[/QUOTE]
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