Antique Photo Scott Joplin - found as HANDSOME SAD-LOOKING AFRICAN-AMERICAN MAN

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Antique Photo Scott Joplin - found as HANDSOME SAD-LOOKING AFRICAN-AMERICAN MAN:
$22999.00

Scott Joplin — claimed identification from a period photograph
I stand by this claim. Photographs of Scott Joplin are rare. That is exactly why this listing exists: the image should be seen, argued over, and not buried.
If you disagree, move along. This item is not for you. Owning the public narrative does not make a naysayer right. I am the one who lives with the risk of being wrong — including in the long run. Do not pretend that lecture is care for me.
Returns
If you buy this and later have a hired specialist refute the identification, I will accept a full return, including postage. Fees you paid your verification service stay with you. That is their bill, not mine.
How the identification happened
It was quick and simple. I already knew Joplin’s face from the two accepted photographs — the ones that keep turning up on the sheet-music covers. I was not hunting him. I was scanning . The recognition happened in the scan. I did not go looking for a miracle. The visage was already in my head.
Even if this is a doppelgänger and not Joplin, the future still benefits from having the comparison in the open. I will include a few other doppelgängers of note with the lot so the bruise can show. If that sentence does not land, never mind me. Some things do not come easy.
Look at the pictures. Decide for yourself.My human composed message ( the ai was not able to pick up on the Steve Reich ‘its gonna rain’ reference)I stand strongly for my claim. am aware of how rare a photo of Scott Joplin is. All the more of importance it is to share this. If you disagree with my claim then simply move along - this item is not for you. Naysayers acting like they own narrative doesn’t do a bit of good. The risk of misidentification i face in the afterlife alone. Do not pretend that you care for me. If you were to purchase this item only to find your hired specialists refute my claim, i would accept a full return including postage. However, the fee’s you paid to your verification service specialist for their opinion would remain with you. The identification occurred quick and simple. ive known the visage of the Ragtime composer from the two known photos of him as seen on the many covers of his sheet music. I was not looking for him… stumbled upon has been messing up as of late. Why?