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Applying Facial Recognition to Civil War Photos

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Facial recognition technology for genealogy: Civil War photos and more A new website applies facial recognition technology to unidentified Civil War photos, aiming to “rediscover the lost names and stories of every photo of American Civil War soldiers and sailors.” To do this, Civil War Photo Sleuth  plans to curate the world’s biggest Civil War-era View Website VIP Subscription

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