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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSCHOLARS MAY HAVE 2ND PHOTO OF POET DICKINSON
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_DICKINSON_PHOTO?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2012-09-07-10-13-23AMHERST, Mass. (AP) -- Scholars at Amherst College in Massachusetts believe a collector may have what would be just the second known photo of Emily Dickinson.
The college says a local collector who wishes to remain anonymous bought the photo in 1995 in Springfield and brought it to the college in 2007. They say they've been researching it since. It was shown publicly last month.
The photo is from 1859 and appears to show the reclusive poet sitting next to a friend.
The college says they have good evidence it's Dickinson, including a detailed comparison of the eyes of the subject with a known photo of Dickinson from 1847. Still, it hasn't been definitively confirmed.
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SCHOLARS MAY HAVE 2ND PHOTO OF POET DICKINSON (Original Post)
xchrom
Sep 2012
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Emily Dickinson, left, and the new photo perhaps depicting Dickinson, left, and her friend Kate Scott Turner Anthon. (Courtesy Sam Carlo)
RagAss
(13,832 posts)2. That is the same woman.
tapermaker
(244 posts)3. dont want to seem goshe but
was emily gay or were they just friends .
WorseBeforeBetter
(11,441 posts)5. Oh please, by all means, be "goshe."
Last edited Fri Sep 7, 2012, 08:46 PM - Edit history (1)
What difference does her orientation make to you?
tapermaker
(244 posts)6. I am a history buff.
I was facinated to read about lincoln and Millard fillmores supposed love life also . I especially liked the way people back then delt with it compared to today. I am not trying to be judgemental.
RagAss
(13,832 posts)4. Kick for the evening crew.