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To: LS
Although Lincoln had a high, screechy voice-—but in a different era-—while Stephen Douglas had a baritone booming voice.

I wonder, was photography far enough along so that people could see the candidates in the newspaper?

40 posted on 05/24/2011 2:07:42 PM PDT by FreeKeys ("Stupid people are ruining America," - Herman Cain)
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To: FreeKeys

No, Brady’s photography had just come into play during the CW, but they did have lots of lithography and portraits.


41 posted on 05/24/2011 2:29:30 PM PDT by LS ("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually." (Hendrix))
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