Dear Kathryn, could your grandmother's photo be a Tin Type or Ferrotype photo, these were introduced firstly in Sydney about 1858. They were firstly made for people to send back home because it was said that they would not break in the mail. But there was also a card mounted type called "Carte de Visite". The tin type came into mass production about 1878 - 1880, travelling photographers in horse and wagon went all around the country, visiting plough, cattle, agricultural, sporting and other shows, which were popular at the time. They had a sort of background and processing unit,set up in the back of their wagon. these tin ones have kept beautifully. For the price of about 2 - 5 pounds about $ 2 -10 in almost any town, a person could be immortalised on a slip of metal, framed and pressed into a fitted leather case. So they were not that cheap to have done. 2 pounds was a lot of money in those days. The "Carte de Visite" was usually done in multiables on a single sheet, could! be up to 12 on a single sheet, small shots; they were then cut up and handed out to family and friends. The daguerreotype had a few disadvantages, they were heavy because the image was on polished silver metal, its delicale surface needed a protective coverglass, it was very difficult to make in larger sizes; so the most common size was usually about 7x 8.2 cms. There was also no negatives from which other copies could be made. But the daguerreotypes were very beautiful, even if delicate. The Ferrotype have a lovely finish on the photos, that has kept well, if it has been given the proper loving care that is; they also photocopy excellent. Ada at aackers@alphalink.com.au is a lady that knows about this type of photography. There is also a site called, http://.daguerre.org/resources/process/remin/html that has more history about these beautiful photos. I hope some of these words will help a little, though not with the ladies name. I find that sometimes by comparing the desc! endants you can be lucky to find some sort of family liknesses; I have been very lucky that way, cheers Valmae