Speaking of Photos ? Did anyone see The Discovery Channel's show about the last known photo of President Abraham Lincoln on his death bed. The photo was an "amber type" done by two...

wildweasel

Did anyone see The Discovery Channel's show about the last known photo of President Abraham Lincoln on his death bed. The photo was an "amber type" done by two brothers just before Lincoln passed, and the whole show revolved around this lady investigator trying to authenticate the photo. A very interesting show. You should still be able to find it in the Discovery channel listings.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

wildweasel wrote:

Did anyone see The Discovery Channel's show about the last known photo of President Abraham Lincoln on his death bed. The photo was an "amber type" done by two brothers just before Lincoln passed, and the whole show revolved around this lady investigator trying to authenticate the photo. A very interesting show. You should still be able to find it in the Discovery channel listings.

Thanks for that.

tramsey Loc: Texas

Nope, things are morbid enough on CNN

aellman Loc: Boston MA

tramsey wrote:

Nope, things are morbid enough on CNN

A bunch of my friends have sworn off TV news. They can't take it any more. I, on the other hand, am glued to it. It's like a train wreck where you can't look away. Oh wait a minute... it IS a train wreck.

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

Unfortunately, or fortunately, I haven't had a TV in my house since 2002. Perhaps they'll have something of it on their web site.
--Bob

wildweasel wrote:

Did anyone see The Discovery Channel's show about the last known photo of President Abraham Lincoln on his death bed. The photo was an "amber type" done by two brothers just before Lincoln passed, and the whole show revolved around this lady investigator trying to authenticate the photo. A very interesting show. You should still be able to find it in the Discovery channel listings.

markie1425 Loc: Bryn Mawr, PA

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Is this it?

Guess not.

bobbyjohn Loc: Dallas, TX

markie1425 wrote:

Is this it?

I watched that TV documentary....very interesting. And NO, the photo you have shown here is NOT the photo of the show. The photo of the documentary shows a dead man (purported to be Lincoln) with his eyes still open....the show said that in that era many photogs would take eyes-open dead pictures. The investigator in fine is 99% sure it is Lincoln. You decide!

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

This is from The Sun and is a portion of the photo discussed.

However, it's best to take Mr. Lincoln's advice.
--Bob

markie1425 wrote:

Is this it?

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wildweasel

aellman wrote:

A bunch of my friends have sworn off TV news. They can't take it any more. I, on the other hand, am glued to it. It's like a train wreck where you can't look away. Oh wait a minute... it IS a train wreck.

This is a history documentary, has nothing to do with tv news.

mniblick

wildweasel wrote:

Did anyone see The Discovery Channel's show about the last known photo of President Abraham Lincoln on his death bed. The photo was an "amber type" done by two brothers just before Lincoln passed, and the whole show revolved around this lady investigator trying to authenticate the photo. A very interesting show. You should still be able to find it in the Discovery channel listings.

It is called an "Ambrotype" and the recently deceased or currently dying were frequent subjects.

https://www.google.com/search?q=ambrotype&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS787US787&sxsrf=ALeKk02HLPFaVc0P4nrv9y0TLuAspjCIpg:1602520220046&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=Nica0r6r7JR_yM%252Ce-sT9V8Vg2S1bM%252C%252Fm%252F040jyn&vet=1&usg=AI4_-kRdG334LhK373BzNx3EwlViXtJzPQ&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiX5deDva_sAhVMb60KHX6uCLgQ_B16BAgUEAM#imgrc=Nica0r6r7JR_yM

fjustus

I did not see it, but it most likely is "Ambrotype", which is a process positive image on glass from the nineteenth century.

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wildweasel wrote:

This is a history documentary, has nothing to do with tv news.

Events of 1865 are not news ?!?!?

griffzky

My wife and I watched it and enjoyed it. I am a photographer and a history buff so it was very interesting on multiple levels. Interesting to see what may be the beginning of the paparazzi.