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This guide will help you to find individual photographs among our vast holdings, some of them in discrete collections but many scattered more haphazardly among the documents of the scores of...
Did you know that the identity and location of old photo studios can assist you in identifying the people in the photos? Here's how photo studios offer clues and how to find the ones you need.
- Check for written clues. It may seem obvious, but don’t forget to check the photograph carefully for any written marks which might point towards its age.
- Analyse the fashion and hairstyles. If your photograph depicts people, look at what they are wearing, as fashion can be a very useful indicator of when it was taken.
- Consider uniforms and medals. The presence of an individual in uniform can make the process of dating the photograph easier. This is the case for photographs taken in the 20th century, when uniforms become more standardised.
- Look at the background and other objects. While some photographs might offer nothing in this regard (if your photograph depicts a group of people standing in a field you may not have much luck!)
Jan 14, 2011 · For more information, visit the RPS website. For London-based photographers, the photoLondon website offers an extensive online database of about 9,000 biographical entries relating to photography in 19th century London.
Jun 27, 2013 · In our latest post about dating your old family photographs, Colin Harding shows you how to identify cartes de visite—an ubiquitous collectable in the 19th century. To help you date your old family photographs, so far I’ve shown you how to spot daguerreotypes, collodion positives and ferrotypes.
Apr 8, 2015 · Most of the surviving photographs from the 19th century are on albumen paper. Height of Popularity: 1855-1890. Distinguishing Features: Albumen prints take on a rich, purple-brown hue. When you examine these photos, look for paper fibers through the albumen overlay.
An online 19th-century photo library for picture editors, publishers, researchers, curators and authors, the website provides high-resolution scans of 19th-century photographs for use in books, magazines, newspapers, exhibitions, on television and on other websites.
