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Reading up on yesterday’s fashion trends can help you analyze your ancestors’ dress and ultimately date those old photos. Books recommend by photo historian Maureen A. Taylor:

? Battledress: The Uniforms of the World’s Great Armies 1700-Present by I.T. Schick (Artus Co.)

? Illustrated History of Hairstyles 1830-1930 by Marian I. Doyle (Schiffer)

? Men’s Fashion: The Complete Source Book by John Peacock (W.W. Norton & Co.)

? 20th Century Jewelry: The Complete Source Book by John Peacock (W.W. Norton & Co.)

? U.S. Army Headgear, 1812-1872 by John P. Langellier and C. Paul Loane (Schiffer Books)

? Victorian Costume for Ladies 1860-1900 by Linda Setnik (Schiffer Books)

? Vintage Hats and Bonnets, 1770-1970 by Susan Langley (Collector Books)

? Women’s Shoes in America 1795-1930 by Nancy Rexford (Kent State University Press)

  From the February 2005 Family Tree Magazine

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