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Originally Posted by Bevan Price
I would be surprised if the photograph dated from as early as 1841. Early photographs required very long exposures - several minutes at least - and I cannot imagine that everyone in the photograph managed to stay totally still for that length of time. I cannot suggest an exact date, but 1850s or 1860s seem more likely than 1841.
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That would explain why the person standing second from the left appears to be a ghost! You can clearly see the track running through him.....
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