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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 332652, member: 5833&quot;]I agree, but it is not inconsistent with an artist signing his work.&nbsp; Maybe Spilman the photographer had a bit of a reputation, if he was so enthusiastic &amp; involved with his craft as to have patented a photography-related invention.&nbsp; If you wanted the best, you went to Spilman.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Maybe a service Spilman offered was to transfer people&#039;s treasured old family pictures onto a newer medium?&nbsp; Maybe not every photographer was doing this at the time?</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Lots of moving around between Illinois, Indiana, Ohio &amp; Kentucky.&nbsp; Maybe the Presbyterian pastor was father of the photographer?</p><p><br /></p><p>I see it often enough with cameos, that someone will decide a generic pretty lady is really Princess So&amp;so, or the portrait of a Victorian era man is Prince Albert, when it doesn&#039;t look like him at all.&nbsp; It&#039;s such a strong urge to identify people; we hate letting them go unrecognized.&nbsp; Don&#039;t think we are likely ever to know which, if any, of our speculations is the truth.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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