Rules for Identifying Photographs: Create a Timeline
This week, our Photo Detective Maureen A. Taylor is back with another rule to remember when identifying your mystery family photos.
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Rules for Identifying Photographs: Study the Photo First
Maureen A. Taylor has a new uniform mystery to work through, and she's letting us in on the steps of her investigation. Who could this gentleman be? See if you can help us work through the clues.
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Applying Facial Recognition to Civil War Photos Premium
New website Civil War Photo Sleuth has big plans to recover lost names and stories of Civil War soldiers using facial recognition technology. Here's how.
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Uncovering the Uniform, Part 3
As we continue to investigate this photo and the uniform worn in it, Photo Detective Maureen A. Taylor heads to Worthpoing to gather more clues!
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Three Steps to Identifying Ancestors in Old Group Photos
Don't know who's who in that old black-and-white family photo? We'll show you three steps to identifying ancestors in old group photos.
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Now What: Identifying People in Family Photos Premium
Looking for tips on identifying people in old family photos? David A. Fryxell answers your genealogy research questions in Now What.
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Marital Mystery in an Old Photo
Identifying couples in heirloom family photos can be tricky. Photo Detective Maureen Taylor shares her tools and tricks for identification.
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4 Steps to Solve Old Photo Mysteries When You Have But a Few Clues
Reader Barbara Rivers has no idea who's in this her unidentified old family photo. I'll outline four steps she (and you) can take to solve old-photo mysteries.
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Don’t Forget the Women and Children in Old Photos
Last week, I examined the cataloging record and photo format clues for this stereograph picture, taken between 1860 and 1864, from the Library of Congress online photo collection. This week, let’s talk about the individuals shown. Who’s in the Photo? The Library of Congress caption states they’re members of the Wallack family of New […]
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How to ID Strange Faces in Six Kinds of Old Group Photos
Whether an old family photo has two or 20 people (or more), it's considered a group portrait. When you find one in your collection, it may generate a groan rather than a cheer. Solving those types of picture mysteries is a challenge and a some might say a curse. You...
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SOLVED! American Flag Mystery: Old Glory in an Old Photo
Find out who's in this American flag photo update. Thanks to a reader, our Photo Detective uncovers more about the women pictured.
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Searching for Family Photos with Google
I have an ancestor, James Wilson, who drives me crazy. I bet you have a few of those too! It took decades to piece together what I know about him. Despite all this research, I still can't find a photograph of him or anyone in his wife's family. It's doubtful...
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