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pre-civil war photo, painting or photograph?

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pre-civil war photo, painting or photograph?

pj_roots  (View posts) Posted: 1 Nov 2007 3:31AM GMT
Classification: Query
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Taken prior to Civil War.
On a thick cardboard kind of paper
Size is between 5x7 and 8x10 roughly
looks like a combination of drawing pencil and ink type paint.Hair ,facil feartures look like pencil but clothes appear as ink or paint.
Is this a painting or a photograph?
This is different from any of my other old photos. How Can I safely preserve it?
Any info is very much appreciate.

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