Photo Detective: The Plot Thickens Premium
It’ll take more than just visual clues to learn the story that lies behind the scenes of this theatrical image.
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Calling the Shots Premium
Having trouble attaching names to the faces in your family portraits? Fill in the blanks with our step-by-step photo-identification guide and worksheet.
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Which Immigrant is It?
I've been asked to determine which wife is in a picture or which child, but this is the first inquiry that referred to an immigrant-ancestor mystery. Jeanette Bias told me that "she knows everything about her family," just not who's in this picture. It's a scan of a cousin's...
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Photo Detective: Playing Politics Premium
A tiny detail in your photo may reveal a relative's political views.
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Be Your Own Photo Detective Premium
Our expert photo sleuth reveals how she solved eight photographic mysteries—and how you can piece together your own picture puzzles.
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Photo Detective: Auto Photos Premium
If your family owned an automobile in the late 19th to early 20th century, then you might have a picture of relatives sitting in it. Americans' obsession with cars grew rapidly. In 1900, there were only 10,000 automobiles in the United States; that number grew to half a million...
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Photo Detective: Farm Photo Premium
Janet Reese doesn't know who the older couple in front of this house is, but she's hoping someone will recognize them. She found the picture in her grandmother's possessions, but knows it didn't belong to her grandmother's family for a simple reason—they took care of their images. This portrait...
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Photo Detective: Mixed Bag Premium
Analyzing some of the pictures submitted for this column is a bit like making coffee—the percolated kind. I loved these pictures the first time I saw them, but the answers took time (and some extra information from their owners) to "perc." Playing the Game Lucia Perry's family...
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Photo Detective: Photos Taken Abroad Premium
Get tips and resources for researching foreign photos.
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Photo Detective: Maple Sugaring Photo Premium
No childhood in New England is complete without a sampling of maple sugar candy sold in the shape of maple leaves. While it resembles the syrup poured on pancakes and waffles, the candy is even sweeter and a New England tradition. This week, Joanne Gonsalves submitted a picture of what...
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