>I have one in a wooden closing two part frame with tinny stuff holding the >edges of two pieces of glass together tucking it into the inside frame. The >wooden frame has carvings of horses on the front and cushiony stuff on the >left hand side when you open it up.. The glass underneath has a photo on >glass of a little girl about three standing on a chair in black and white. >The top piece of glass over it is clear. Is this a daguerrotype? I long >to know who she is and how to date it. Karen > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Chebow1@aol.com> > To: <IOWA@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 8:08 AM > Subject: [IOWA] question about old photos > > >> Does anyone know if there was such a thing as old photo restoration in >> the >> early 1870's? >> A picture that is believed to have been taken abt. 1871-1872 has a stamp >> on >> ithe back that says......"Particularly specializing in copying old & >> faded >> photographs." >> Would photos have been around long enough to even be faded in the >> 1870's? >> >> Cheryl >> **************Life should be easier. So should your homepage. Try the NEW >> AOL.com. >> (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000002) >> _____________________________________________ >> >> For additional information concerning how the list >> works, how to sub and unsub and list rules, visit >> http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~richard/ialist/ >> _____________________________________________ >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> IOWA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> >

Hi Karen - I think you might have an ambrotype which is older. http://www.gclark.com/phototree/main/history/hist_ambro.htm An ambrotype is a photo made on glass with another piece of glass behind it. Do not try to separate the glass plates, or you will ruin the photo. A daguerrotype was made on metal [copper] with glass over it. Lisa ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karen Conroy" <karen.conroy@virgin.net> To: <iowa@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 5:58 PM Subject: [IOWA] Fw: question about old photos | | >I have one in a wooden closing two part frame with tinny stuff holding the | >edges of two pieces of glass together tucking it into the inside frame. The | >wooden frame has carvings of horses on the front and cushiony stuff on the | >left hand side when you open it up.. The glass underneath has a photo on | >glass of a little girl about three standing on a chair in black and white. | >The top piece of glass over it is clear. Is this a daguerrotype? I long | >to know who she is and how to date it. Karen |

I just wanted to say that no one will EVER have any trouble dating all those family photos from the late 1960's, all of the 1970's, and the early 1980's. Something about the shimmer of polyester and colors no one has ever worn before or since. And we thought we looked so cool at the time, ha, ha, ha. Sharon R. Becker Ringgold Co. Coordinator (Guilty of having a mullet hair-style with "wings" & oversized glasses that weighed 5# way back then.....although I never owned any mustard-yellow or glow-in-the-dark lime green clothing.)