GDG- Devil's Den Sharpshooter

Josh Bucchioni jbucchioni at cox.net
Mon Nov 19 20:38:22 CST 2007


Hello All,
     Being new to the group I have been searching for interesting topics 
that people have been talking about in the past.  There is one subject 
that I am interested in that I don't believe I have seen covered yet, 
and that has to do with the famous sharpshooter photo in Devil's Den.  I 
grew up with the classic story about how the body was moved there by 
photographers, and have seen the other photos in the series.  However, 
about a year ago I stumbled onto an article 
(http://www.jamescgroves.com/henry/summary.htm) in which the author 
examines the photographs closer than ever before and comes up with a 
very valid argument for the theory that the sharpshooter photo is in 
fact real, and that the body was instead moved to the other photos in 
the series.  Without offering my feelings on the article I am just 
curious if anyone else has read this article, and if so how they feel 
about the argument and how it is presented.  Hope to hear your opinions.

Josh Bucchioni


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