With gothic clothing and curly corkscrew hair, she looks like a modern cast member of the popular Netflix show "Wednesday."
However, this haunting portrait of a gothic-looking young lady was found in the wreck of a ship that sank in 1857.
Notable for its superb resolution, the picture is a 19th-century daguerreotype metal plate photograph, the first publicly available photographic process.
The item was sold for $73,200 in an auction of items recovered from the S.S. Central America.
The vessel was carrying tons of Gold Rush treasure from San Francisco and the northern California area when it sank 7,200 feet deep in the Atlantic.
Eerily modern portrait of gothic woman found in 1857 shipwreck sells for over $73k
However, this haunting portrait of a gothic-looking young lady was found in the wreck of a ship that sank in 1857.
Notable for its superb resolution, the picture is a 19th-century daguerreotype metal plate photograph, the first publicly available photographic process.
The item was sold for $73,200 in an auction of items recovered from the S.S. Central America.
The vessel was carrying tons of Gold Rush treasure from San Francisco and the northern California area when it sank 7,200 feet deep in the Atlantic.
Eerily modern portrait of gothic woman found in 1857 shipwreck sells for over $73k

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