Photo Detective
Raising the Roof: Architectural Images
This week's blog column is actually the second part of a photo mystery. The first installment appears in my Photo Detective article in the July 2009 Family Tree Magazine. That issue should be in your mail boxes starting this week. Here's a synopsis of the problem: Bergetta Monroe...
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Why the Long Faces in Old Photos?
Every so often I bump into a 19th century photo in which the subjects are grinning. It's a rare event. Occasionally, you see a Mona Lisa smile, but it's difficult to locate an image from the 19th century where folks actually showed teeth the way we do today. So, you're...
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Picture Origins: Overseas or in America?
In response to last week's column on tinted pictures, Barbara Stone sent in this oversize hand colored photo of a young woman. It's on canvas and framed in a gorgeous gold setting. According to Stone is was found in a collection of pictures of her father's Irish relatives who lived...
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Picture Origins: Overseas or in America
In response to last week's column on tinted pictures, Barbara Stone sent in this oversize hand colored photo of a young woman. It's on canvas and framed in a gorgeous gold setting. According to Stone is was found in a collection of pictures of her father's...
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Hand-Colored Photographs
Do you own any photographs that are hand-colored? These tinted enhancements range from delicately shaded pink lips and gold jewelry to elaborate coloring that obscures the image and transforms a photograph into a painting. Powders, paints, crayons and pastels were all used to make photographs look more lifelike. Some photographers...
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3 UK Photo Websites to Search for Pictures of Your Ancestors
You may uncover photos to help with your genealogy research in these three UK-based digital image collections.
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Hairstyles!
A few months ago, I asked for family photos of interesting hairstyles. I was overwhelmed with the response. So many photos presented a problem. How could I present them? A slide show was the answer. I used Picasa, a free photo organizing tool from Google. I included a...
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Wish I Were There!
Hope it’s OK if I butt into the blog for a second. Maureen’s on a whirlwind trip to the Who Do You Think You Are? Live family history show in London, where she’s staying with genealogy Facebook friends.She says hi, and she sent a picture of the group queueing...
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Two-Sided Mystery: On the Flip Side
I love a good mystery. Last week I analyzed a group portrait and provided a time frame of the early 20th century. It was on one side of a sheet of pink paper. Before I divulge the family information behind this image, let's look at the other side. It's a...
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Two-Sided Photo Mystery
This photo will have to be covered in several installments. It's a complex mystery that involves dating the picture, figuring out where it was taken and deciding who's in it. What's on the back of the image is a whole other story.Let's tackle the simple part this week—assigning a...
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