Here is the URL of a newspaper article of this month, mentioning George Bucher AYRES, appearing in the Wall Street Journal. It involves a glass negative lost for over a hundred years of Abraham Lincoln with no beard. The plate is estimated at perhaps worth $150000 in the article. I was looking for this a few years ago! Not to possess, just to track it down. http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB117159737448610862-lMyQjAxMDE3NzIxMDUyOTA3Wj.html Vince