. The journal of American history. S, m In presenting these prints from the most valuable collection of historicphotographs in America, the Editors of this publication take pleasure inhere recording that it is only through the public spirit of Mr. Eaton asan antiquarian that this Collection is unveiled to this generation. Theexistence of this Collection is unknown by the public at large. Photogra-phers have pronounced it impossible, declaring that photography was notsufficiently advanced at that period to prove of such practical use in veterans of the Civil War have informed
. The journal of American history. S, m In presenting these prints from the most valuable collection of historicphotographs in America, the Editors of this publication take pleasure inhere recording that it is only through the public spirit of Mr. Eaton asan antiquarian that this Collection is unveiled to this generation. Theexistence of this Collection is unknown by the public at large. Photogra-phers have pronounced it impossible, declaring that photography was notsufficiently advanced at that period to prove of such practical use in veterans of the Civil War have informed me that they knewpositively that there were no cameras in the wake of the army. This incredu-lity of men in a position to know the truth enhances the value of the Col-lection inasmuch that its genuineness is officially proven by the testimonyof those who saw the pictures taken, by the personal statement of theman who took them, and by the Government Records. It is not strangethat these negatives should be unknown by the public, in
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