Forensic Experts: Lost images of Ansel Adams found

Ansel Easton Adams (February 20, 1902 – April 22, 1984) was an American photographer and environmentalist, best known for his black-and-white photographs of the American West, especially in Yosemite National Park. One of his most famous photographs was Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, California. :)

When antiques enthusiast Rick Norsigian of Fresno purchased dozens of glass negatives at a garage sale a decade ago, he had no idea he had stumbled upon images believed taken by Ansel Adams.
Not everybody is convinced the negatives are authentic.
Adams' grandson said Tuesday he was doubtful the images were shot by his late grandfather.
Even so, the skepticism did little to dampen Norsigian's excitement.
"It's kind of beyond words," Norsigian, 64, said Tuesday. "After 10 years of my life, trying to prove this and finding the people that were not afraid (to authenticate the images). This day has been long coming. It's just like a relief."
On Tuesday, Norsigian, a painter for the Fresno Unified School District, and his attorney presented the findings of a team of art and forensic experts that they say have authenticated 65 images among thousands considered lost by Adams in a 1937 darkroom fire.