Lost Faces: Ancestor Photos & Albums

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Comment by Cindy Neely on July 25, 2009 at 8:00pm

My daughter bought an old portrait at a second hand store. We don't know who the woman or where the portrait came from. She asked if I could come over soon and take a photo of it so hopefully I'll have it on here within the next few days.

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Comment by Colleen Hart on July 24, 2009 at 8:20am

Wendi, Lorine is right about scanning. I failed to mention that. I have emailed photos to people I know or have met on line, posted the unidentifieds on Flickr, etc.

Comment by Stacye Mehard on July 24, 2009 at 12:41am

Katie, It looks to be a wedding photo. I'm wondering if any of the men might be brothers or the women sisters or maybe brother-sisters? Keep that in mind as you go through your various family members and in looking at any other photos you have of those times.

Comment by Brett Payne on July 23, 2009 at 11:07pm

Katie - It looks very much like a wedding portrait, but I doubt very much that it is from 1849. The only photographs available then were daguerreotypes, and this looks like a standard print in a carte de visite or cabinet card format to me. The clothes are difficult to date - for me, at least - but could be from the late 1870s or early 1880s. The bride and groom in the centre both look very young - perhaps around twenty years old? I would suggest that they be from a generation younger than the couple you have mentioned.

Comment by Katie H on July 23, 2009 at 10:50pm

Thank you Stacye. Do you think it's a wedding picture?
Katie

Comment by Stacye Mehard on July 23, 2009 at 6:53pm

Hi Katie, The photo came through this time. My best guess is that the photo is from the 1870's. What I call the 'soft bustle' style dress .

http://www.costumes.org/history/victorian/women/fashionplates/1874godey4.jpg

http://www.costumes.org/HISTORY/100pages/timelinepages/1870s1.htm

http://www.costumes.org/history/victorian/museedetallieurs/10338_09.jpg

Comment by Khathu on July 23, 2009 at 6:24pm

Lorine - I will try to track down the original picture. A distance relative sent me the picture via email.

Comment by Lorine McGinnis Schulze on July 23, 2009 at 4:05pm

Wendi - Colleen had some great ideas for you! When I inherit albums or photos from a relative, the first thing I do is scan them all. Make sure you note where they came from (Grandpa's house 2009) so that you will remember later on. Remember that every photo in that home probably has some connection to the people who lived there.

For photos I am clueless as to who the people are, I make copies and send to my aunt or one of my older siblings, asking if they recognize anyone or the house or car or whatever is in the photo. I don't overwhelm them, I only send 4 or 5 at one time.

I also compare the photos with others that I have from the same branch of the family. I have been able to ID a few that way but what most often pays off is sending copies to others in the family.

Don't give up, it can take years to ID them but you may be lucky! That is why it's important to scan and label and organize the copies (and the originals) so that you will know where they came from later on.

Comment by Colleen Hart on July 23, 2009 at 3:17pm

Wendi, I have identified a few people by looking at other's photos. Sometimes school group pictures that are labelled can help. Ask any older people in your family that you can. Sometimes if you can ID one, you can id them in later years, as children, etc.

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