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Photographs of Ancestors - we all want them, some of us are lucky enough to have them. Learn how to date these old photos. Share your ancestor photos . NOTE: Do not upload photos wider than 500 pixels. See "Uploading Photos to the Group" for help.
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Uploading Photos to the Group
PLEASE upload photos in the DISCUSSION FORUM and not the COMMENT WALL. All questions, queries, and ancestor photos should go in DISCUSSION. It's easier to keep track of answers, and it helps all of us to help each other.Photos being uploaded to this group are stretching and are not displaying properly. The solution is to RESIZE your photo before you upload. I use IRFANVIEW which is a free graphic program. But you can use any program you like.
Open your photo, and RESIZE it so that the width is no more than 550 pixels. Make sure the aspect ratio is set and that way the length will resize automatically. Click SAVE (I like to SAVE AS a new file so I still have the original) and then upload the smaller image (550 wide) to this group. Your photo will then display as it should without the stretching
How to Date an Ancestor Photograph
Click on the links below to read details of the tips and hints for dating ancestor photographs. More tips will be added over the next few weeks.Hints For Dating an Ancestor Photograph
Corners From 1859 on, CDVs had square cut corners. From 1872 on, corners were rounded... (continue reading)
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 ... (continue reading)
Examples of Photographs
Click on the links to see examples and read descriptions of old photographs. The description includes tips and techniques you can use to date your own photographs.9th Plate Tin Type
This is a 9th plate TinType, hand coloured, and... (continue reading)
CDV with 2cent George Washington Orange Revenue Stamp
Example of a CDV taken between 1864 and 1866.... (continue reading)
Carte de Visite March 1867
This is a gorgeous example of fashion in 1867.... (continue reading)
Civil War Era CDV
Example of a pre-1872 CDV with square corners which have been cut to fit into a photo album.... (continue reading)
Discussion Forum
another one
Started by Pam Shakespeare. Last reply by Pam Shakespeare Sep 17, 2011. 2 Replies 0 Likes
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Comment by Judy Schneider on July 18, 2009 at 4:32am
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I found this photo amongst my grandmother's old photos. I don't know who is in the photo or when it was taken. I'm all but certain it is of a picture of a member of the Catudal family and think that it was taken around the early to mid 1920's because of the style of collar worn. Does anyone have any thoughts on the subject of this photo or when could it have been taken? On the back of this photo was a note that says ?aus ??voie le portrait de Papa a l'age de 80 ans.
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Comment by Pamela Yvonne Mochamer on July 18, 2009 at 1:14am
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What a wonderful photograph!
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Comment by Susan Valenzuela Ramirez on July 18, 2009 at 1:09am
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Sorry, here is the photo.
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Hello,
I was wondering if I could get feedback on the photo below. It is I believe a photo of my g grandfather Cenobio Martinez and two of his daughters. Dating this photo would help me ascertain whether the girl on the left is my grandmother. It would have been taken in Texas possibly in the Polish community (my family is Mexican) of Cestohowa. Any observations would be greatly appreciated.
Susan
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Comment by Lorine McGinnis Schulze on July 16, 2009 at 12:07pm
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For Elizabeth Kurlykova: This photo is a Cabinet Card and is after 1872, possibly the 1880s or 1890s. The outfit the girl/woman is wearing is almost certainly something special - a wedding, a communion, something ceremonial, so her clothing doesn't help date the photo.
But her hairstyle - bangs, ears showing, rather ornate, not parted in the middle or slicked back, seems to indicate the late 19th century.
Also if you know she was born in 1869 you can perhaps try a guess at her age in the photo (not always easy!!) I'd say anywhere from 16 to 26... so that would put the year of the photo at circa 1885 to 1895. It all seems to fit with my first estimate of 1880-1900.
I would research the photographer's name and find out when he was in business (see the Discussion Forum for the note referring to this)
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Comment by Elizabeth Kurlykova on July 16, 2009 at 11:08am
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http://tinyurl.com/nap6gp Anyone want to help with this? This is a picture I received from a distant relative I found while researching this family. The year on it is actually her birth year and not the year of the photograph. What I was curious about was the head veil. I tried looking through fashion and wasn't able to find anything about it - I've just never seen a veil that style before in photographs, so I didn't know if it might be a cultural thing or maybe a veil for a wedding? Or maybe I know nothing about the late 1800s and it was completely normal? (: Anyone know anything?
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Comment by Brian Massey on July 16, 2009 at 10:44am
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Hi Barb. I would say 1900-1910. The men have a mixture of hats on. Top Hats, Bowlers, and what looks like a Homburg or Fedora like hat.
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Great old photographs....wish I had some of that era!
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Comment by Juanita Maxine Millhouse on July 13, 2009 at 12:22pm
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looking for pictures of any family members of mine out there willing to share what I have please check the names I have posted and see if we connect.
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Comment by Sandy Jacques on July 12, 2009 at 12:20pm
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I don't know if this will meet your needs, but it's free photo editing software. Try
Gimp.com. It was recommended by Eastman's Newsletter.
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