| Unidentified photographer California mule skinner with his whip 1851 (ca) Daguerreotype, 1/6 plate Archives of Modern Conflict OR National Gallery of Canada LL/11399 At one time his shirt was tinted red and a hint of it still remains on the daguerreotype plate. The strength of this image lies in its amazing sharpness and the intensity of his stare. (Matt Isenburg)
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