Talk:USRC Wayanda

A fact from USRC Wayanda appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 11 April 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that in 1986, a possible image of President Abraham Lincoln was discovered in an 1860s photo (pictured) of the deck of revenue cutter USRC Wayanda?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2011/April.

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I don't know how to properly disagree Wikipedia style with the above statements. Both the orders for the photographer, Frank Pulsifer & the Captain John Wesley White (seated at left) were signed by Lincoln the day the photo was taken aboard the ship. This photo is included in Secretary Seward's (seated at right) autobiography. The only change made to the photo is as a result of Lincoln having moved his head slightly during the photo exposure, his face was blurred. The photo was retouched to sharpen his facial features. It is entirely authentic.

We can only add content to articles according to reliable sources. The available sources say the photo is fake. If you have another source which indicates otherwise, please provide a link so the new info can be assessed. Thanks, Gatoclass (talk) 04:33, 23 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

As I point out, this photo is in Secretary Seward's autobiography. It would then require extrodinary proof that it was a fake. I have seen several copies of the photo unretouched with Lincoln's face blurred. Both Captain White's & Frank Pulsifer's families have their respective orders signed by Lincoln on that July 11th 1864. Both families have an original copy of the same photo in their collection. http://www.thelincolnlog.org/view/1864/7/11 Lincoln is at Potomac River Docks````

First of all, the photo is not labelled a "fake". The text says according to the US Coast Guard website the photo is a fake. It's an attributed rather than absolute claim. Secondly, "I have seen several copies of the photo unretouched" and "both families have an original copy of the same photo" are not claims that can be acknowledged by this project. Anyone can claim anything, what you need to do if you'd like to see changes made to the text is supply proof of your claims by citations to reliable sources, as I have already pointed out. Gatoclass (talk) 10:53, 24 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Gatoclass. I understand what I need to do. I'll supply the proof. JuneauHistory 28 November 2011 — Preceding unsigned comment added by JuneauHistory (talk • contribs) 21:53, 28 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]