Mysterious Man on Led Zeppelin IV Cover Finally Identified After 52 Years
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The identity of the man on the cover of Led Zeppelin IV has been identified after 52 years. Historian Brian Edwards discovered a print of the same picture while studying the pictorial history of Wiltshire, England. The photograph, taken around 1892 by Ernest Howard Farmer, features Lot Long, a thatcher from the town of Mere. The photo will be part of an upcoming exhibition titled "The Wiltshire Thatcher: A Photographic Journey Through Victorian Wessex" in 2024.
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