Edgar Allan Poe scholar Paul Hurh at a podium before a projector.
Text, Prologue -- The Two Poes.
A grainy black and white photograph of Edgar Allan Poe, backlit before a shadowy background, a moody, sullen expression on his face. Text, The "Ultima Thule" Daguerreotype, November 9, 1848.
A black and white photo of a woman dressed in a flowing gown, her hair curled in ringlets. Text, Sarah Helen Whitman at 35 (7 years before 1848)
A photograph of Poe on a plate of silver which shines behind him. He looks to be brimming with confidence. Text, The "Whitman" Daguerreotype, Monday, November 13, 1848.
A photograph of an older woman. Text, quote, "Annie," unquote, Richmond (Nancy Locke Heywood Richmond), Many years after 1848.
The more familiar "Ultima Thule" Daguerreotype beside the "Whitman" Daguerreotype.