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I still have to think it all over. Something for the future. Thank you for the input.

I understand collectors wanting a letter or whatever for a single photo. When I worked for an auction house recently, they did pay me by the hour and had me identify and write up descriptions of them-- including all the interesting stuff, like where the photographer came from etc. Might be different services for different folks/needs.

The pictured oversized photo is an 1890s platinum print made from the original 1860 negative. Platinum print is one of the highest forms of black and white photography and used platinum instead of of silver. It doesn't fade or deteriorate like many other photos, thus the grade A image. So it's essentially a highest quality reprint from the 1800s. Interestingly, the image is clearer and more detailed than an original version. And the the guy who made the print signed the back.