Lewis Powell. One of the people involved in the Lincoln assassination. He was buried after the hanging, then years later dug up and buried In a different location. It was noticed that his skull was missing. It was finally found in a museum in 1991. The museum located a relative and they buried his skull next to his mother.
Impressive fellow.A very early photograph from 1890 in such a great quality showing young man with fat bulge!
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Guy in the center with the sweatshirt looks pretty happy
These photos are part of an application package for special military duty such as flight school. The image show the candidate does not a medical problem such as scoliosis of the spine. When I was a military photographer we had to shoot photos like this. The guys had to wear briefs by that time.