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Originally Posted by Ammi
"Simple resemblance is not enough in a case like this - a team of experts had to be assembled to address each and every detail in the photo to ensure that nothing was out of place.
"After more than a year of methodical study including my own inspection of the site, there is now overwhelming evidence of the image's authenticity."
The only other known photograph of the Kid was a portrait taken in Fort Sumner, New Mexico, in 1880.
That tintype image sold for $2.3m (£1.5m) in 2010.
The discovery will be the subject of a two-hour documentary on the National Geographic Channel, which will air on 18 October
..that's Sunday I think so I'll try to remember to watch it...
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Me too.Very interesting and very cool.