I saved the image of the Soldiers arrayed before the tent, and the image of Twain, opened them in my picture program and converted them to gray scale. Wow. I have trouble believing a color photo from the Civil War, but the wonderful sharpness of the B&W images is something else! Try it. In a message dated 10/10 And thanks, Hal, for finding and sharing the site Bob Stewart /2013 6:39:48 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes: This project represents a very good intention, I think; and I think some of these photos are quite lovely. But I wonder what other scholars think of this technique?? Modestly soldiers but also including our paragon, MT... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2446391/Amazing-Civil-War-photograph s-created-colorist-bring-eras-heroes-characters-life-color-time.html thanks, --Hal B. -- Prof. Harold K. Bush Professor of English 3800 Lindell Saint Louis University St. Louis, MO 63108 314-977-3616 (w); 314-771-6795 (h) <www.slu.edu/x23809.xml>