Bibliograph

Family photo detective, learn how to find genealogy clues in old photos and solve family photo mysteries, Maureen A. Taylor

Type

Label

Family photo detective, learn how to find genealogy clues in old photos and solve family photo mysteries, Maureen A. Taylor

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Family photo detective

Oclc number

813860181

Responsibility statement

Maureen A. Taylor

Sub title

learn how to find genealogy clues in old photos and solve family photo mysteries

Summary

Historical family photos offer a glimpse into the lives of our ancestors, but the images-- and the stories behind them-- often fade away as decades pass. Taylor shows you how to study the clues in your old family photos to put names to faces and recapture their lost stories

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Bringing the past to life -- Talking with relatives -- Cased images: daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, and tintypes -- Paper prints and negatives -- Color and digital photographs -- Identifying the photographer -- Images from birth to death -- Looking for clues -- Identifying costume -- Reading the clues in photographs -- Photograph albums -- Adding up the clues

Classification