G2G: Help finding source for image of James (Lowry, Lowery,Lowrey) Allison

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I need help in finding the original source for this image.  It has been copied to several genealogical websites but I have not found an indication of the source.  It is supposed to be an image of one of my 4th great grandfathers, James Lowery Allison (Allison-4260), middle name sometime spelled Lowry, Lowrey.  Years ago I read that this is not him but a gentleman of similar name such as James Lowery or James Allison, I can no longer remember which and I have lost my notes about this.  It appears to be a drawing made from a photo or perhaps a retouched photo; a frontispiece from a book also comes to mind.  If anyone can help me find the source for the image I will greatly appreciate it.

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WikiTree profile: James Allison
in Photos by Art Black G2G6 Mach 6 (61.2k points)

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There are several people on Ancestry who have uploaded this image, you would probably need to contact them to find out where it came from.

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/80371659/person/48418998080/facts
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/71761446/person/42245321983/facts
by Gill Whitehouse G2G6 Pilot (221k points)
edited by Gill Whitehouse

It's also on findagrave, so again you would have to contact the person that uploaded it https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13487993/james-lowery-allison

Tineye reverse image search doesn't find anything.

Thanks for the replies Gil, unfortunately that is the problem.  The image is used all over Ancestry for James Lowery Allison as well as other geneology websites, including Find-A-Grave. So far, all replies to my inquiries have been that they got if from another Ancestry family tree.  Tried a reverse image search myself a couple of years ago but had no luck; wasn't sure if I was using it correctly though, so it's good to know that others have similar results.

Asking about it here was a shot in the dark, but had to try.  I will probably put the image on the Allison profile with some text about it's lack of provenance in the biography.

Again, thanks for your help.

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This is an excellent old photo.  I hope you can learn more about it.
by Robert Clark G2G Astronaut (1.0m points)

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