Rembrandt You Are Not, Sir!
By Perry Frohne It is time we uncover the shenanigans collectors can run into when collecting Civil War hard images. I define “hard image” for the purpose of this column
Category: Fakes Forgeries and Frauds
The Weaponization of Technology and Psychology
By Perry Frohne Over the past few decades, 19th-century photography has experienced only minor amateur attacks from those intent on defrauding its collecting community. Thankfully these fakes are fairly easy
CDVs That Never Existed
By Perry Frohne In my initial column, I prepped you for learning to develop your “fake radar” when looking at images. The next step in our educational journey begins now,
Develop Your Sixth Sense for Fakes
By Perry M. Frohne Will Rodgers truly was a keen observer of his fellow man. His bit of wisdom quoted here applies to the military images marketplace. Over the years