The old photos
If this was during the Civil War, it's pretty unlikely there would be a family photo in the house, but EVEN if there was, why the hell was the photo tinted to look old? At max, the photo would be 20 years old.
shareNot sure why you think it was unlikely to have family photos during the Civil War -- what's your perceived connection -- but I think I know why you think the photos were "tinted to look old." Because when I was a kid, I thought the same thing. (Not calling you a kid though, Idunno you :) )
But no... sepia-toning is an intentional modification made to photography since the 1800s, for aesthetics and for archival purposes. We may often use it (or rather, digitally emulate it) today to "age" a photo, but it's not because photos ever _naturally_ aged to look sepia-toned; it's because we associate that look with older photos.
Here's a good page on it, if you're interested:
http://www.ehow.com/about_5068495_sepia-photography.html
I suppose that's true but if I recall from the movie, it was also made to look old (wear and tear) which is silly
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