Heritage in Historical Photography: Episode 57
In this episode, learn tips on historic photo identification and preservation from the Family Photo Detective, learn about the historical photograph identification site Dead Fred from founder Joe Bott, and explore a Family Tree University Power Course on photo restoration and preservation.
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"Was a formal wedding unusual for the 19th century?" Cora McDonnell asks about this wedding photograph of her grandfather's brother and his wife. In this case, the story surrounding the photograph is as fascinating as the image itself. Cora's grandfather, Otto Frederick Richter, born March 16, 1864, immigrated...
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Cousins Catherine Keele Woodard and Millie Zey are trying to date this cased image, which, according to family lore, is a painting completed on the day an ancestor graduated from an English university. The image was given to Zey by her father, who received it from his grandfather William...
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Identifying family photographs for this column has been a wonderful experience. Almost every day, someone invites me to look at a photograph in his or her collection, and we work together to solve the photo mystery. This partnership usually starts with an e-mail request similar to Nancy Mitchell's: "Can you...
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