Unpublished J. B. Hood image?

[markj]

You be the judge:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Could-This-Be-A-Post-War-Tintype-Of-John-Bell-Hood_W0QQitemZ260249806517QQihZ016QQcategoryZ36039QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Regards,

Mark Jaeger

[flattop32355]

Re: Unpublished J. B. Hood image?

I'd judge "Not".

[Bushrod Carter]

Re: Unpublished J. B. Hood image?

I vote: NO

Look at the bottom of the questioned image. You can clearly see TWO legs. Hood had one leg amputated at the HIP after Chickamauga.

There is a strong similarity, but I still vote NO.

[davidf]

Re: Unpublished J. B. Hood image?

While I will probably get posts correcting me...what about pre-war Hood?

[Rob Weber]

Re: Unpublished J. B. Hood image?

Did anyone research the womans image? Is it his wife?

Rob Weber

[1stMaine]

Re: Unpublished J. B. Hood image?

Well,

I would say that it is likely NOT Hood. Above all else, I base my position upon the obvious distinction vetween the neck sizes of the two images. The original image of Hood, in fact ALL of his images, show him with a fairly short neck. This ebay image shows a man with a rather long neck.

Respects,

[tomp40]

Re: Unpublished J. B. Hood image?

The more I look at both images, the less I think its the same face.. I vote No.

[blackhattertuck]

Re: Unpublished J. B. Hood image?

Also,

Hood had "sad brown eyes" as Michael Sharra put it [which you can see in the actual Hood image posted in the auction.] The "possible" hood image has very light eyes. Maybe he's wearing contacts? :sarcastic

[markj]

Re: Unpublished J. B. Hood image?

Random thought: J. B. Hood had two brothers. Assuming one or both survived to adulthood, it might be interesting to compare and contrast identified photos of them with this image.

Yours, &c.,

Mark Jaeger