8/24/2009

Fake Grant, Lincoln imagery

The New York Times depicts a couple of amusing historical fakes: composite images of Lincoln (his head superimposed on Calhoun's body) and Grant (his head superimposed on McCook's body). This being typical Times reporting, however, we are not told who made the fakes, why they were made, when they were made, what purpose they served, who discovered them, or when they were discovered.