I never realized that such photos (obviously daguerreotypes) existed, but if you think about it there must have been some.
Wow! That’s really interesting. Thank you for the link 
Yeah, thanks for that. I eat stuff like this up. Very cool.
Years later, Rev. Levi Hayes would adopt the stage name “John Houseman” and further cement his reputation in “The Paper Chase” and “Rollerball.”
This reminded me of Retronaut’s old veterans of Napoleon’s army.
“We gained our independence the old-fashioned way. We earned it.”
Cool!
I bet Simeon Hicks looked just like that, even when he was young.
They do tend to look grumpy, don’t they?
Cool photos.
Plus, reading the captions, looks like things never change - prostitutes, marrying and divorcing 3 times…they could work in the Pentagon or be politicians today.
Just surprised so many lived to such a ripe old age - considering medical treatment back then wasn’t exactly state of the art.