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Help me date these photos

They are my Ancestors, so they're not really lost. I just don't know the date of the photos. Can anybody help me?

Started by George Geder

4 Aug 8, 2009
Reply by Carol Weldon

Can You Guess The Date On This One.

This photo which is a reproduction of the original is of my grandmother(I'm older than I look) and great aunt taken in London, Ontario. I a…

Started by William Bruce Hillman

8 Aug 4, 2009
Reply by Lorine McGinnis Schulze

Alexander & Boomhauer Family Photo Album online

LOST FACES is my collection of Family Photo Albums. One of my hobbies is going to antique auctions, stores, flea markets and garage sales.…

Started by Lorine McGinnis Schulze

0 Jul 28, 2009

Unknown Family, photo taken by Leavitt & Keene, Mankato, MN

Hello, We found this picture in a box of family pictures. The photographers are Leavitt & Keene, headquartered in Mankato, MN. George E…

Started by Harlan Bloom

1 Jul 27, 2009
Reply by Lorine McGinnis Schulze

How Old ?

OK I'm not too good at this so if anyone could help I would appreciate it. The picture on the left was found in some old photos of my Dad's…

Started by Becky

1 Jul 26, 2009
Reply by Lorine McGinnis Schulze

Civil War Era CDV

Example of an early CDV with square corners which have been cut to fit into a photo album. This image of a woman and child was taken duri…

Started by Lorine McGinnis Schulze

0 Jul 19, 2009

Dating a photograph

Started by Pam H

1 Jul 18, 2009
Reply by Pam H

9th Plate Tin Type

This is a 9th plate TinType, hand coloured, and set in an oval matte with ornate frame. It is very typical of Civil War era matting and m…

Started by Lorine McGinnis Schulze

2 Jul 17, 2009
Reply by Lorine McGinnis Schulze

CDV with 2cent George Washington Orange Revenue Stamp

I love this woman's fancy bonnet with ribbons, and beautiful shawl with ornate designs along the edge. Notice her dress with its natural w…

Started by Lorine McGinnis Schulze

0 Jul 16, 2009

Using Revenue Stamps to Date Photographs

In the United States, an act of Congress passed on June 30, 1864 added a new tax on all "photographs, ambrotypes, daguerreotypes or any oth…

Started by Lorine McGinnis Schulze

0 Jul 15, 2009

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