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Mel is a 32 year old woman from A Little Left of Center, South Carolina, USA.
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"But you see in dealing with me, the relatives didn't know that they were dealing with a staunch character and I tell you if there's anything worse than dealing with a staunch woman... S-T-A-U-N-C-H. There's nothing worse, I'm telling you. They don't weaken, no matter what." Little Edie, "Grey Gardens"

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Welcome to Historic American Prints
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This daugerotype was taken in the mid-1800s. This particular elderly gentleman was born in 1749, which means his grandparents were born in the 1600s. So we're looking at the photographic image of someone who was directly linked to (relatively) ancient history. He died at age 107. Imagine what those eyes had seen during his lifetime--over a century...the Revolutionary War (he actually crossed the Delaware with Washington), the French Revolution, the rise and fall of slavery in the US, the beginning of the Industrial Revolution...this man would have been a veritable walking encyclopedia.

And here we sit, 150 years after his death looking into his eyes on a computer screen. It just boggles my mind to think about it. Granted, I'm easily boggled but still...

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