Thanks Bud Yes, that sounds exactly like my picture. I have found it interesting that it is still in such good shape but the tintypes are fading some. Thanks to everyone for your info. Jan Gouin -2000 > Sounds like a "crayon portrait", a common way to enlarge/reprint photos > most > common in the late 19th century. The process was similar to using an > overhead projector to enlarge a photographic image on a large sheet of > paper. An artist in the photo studio used charcoal crayons to draw the > enlared image on the paper, which was shellaced and framed for the buyer. > I > have a few examples of them here at home. > d. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "bud" <bud@alliancecom.net> >, 2004 6:31 AM > Subject: Fw: [NISHNAWBE] Photographic Processes 1839-2000 > > >> dave, any idea what their talking about? Bud >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >> Subject: Re: [NISHNAWBE] Photographic Processes 1839-2000 >> >> >> > >> > Hi Larry >> > Thank you for the website. It was very interesting. I have a > portrait >> > of my great grandmother taken in Montreal, Que. @ 1875. The portrait > is >> > huge, >> > about 28 x 36. It looks like it is on cloth and some kind of shellac > is >> > on >> > it. It is still in great shape. I read over the info but can't figure >> > out >> > what process was used. Also at the same time I have tin types from >> > Ohio >> > 1860s >> > that are in great shape. My question is does anyone have any idea >> > what >> > process was used? I find it interesting that in Canada they had what >> > I >> > feel was a >> > better process of photography than they did here in the states for >> > that >> > time >> > period. >> > Thanks Jan Gouin >> > >> > Hi All >> > >> > I was looking for photo colorization software and found a place that > does >> > restoration, colorization, etc. Anyway they had a nice piece on the >> > history >> > of >> > the different photo processes that would be of interest. It is not too >> > elaborate and was about as much as this photo dummy needed to know. > Try: >> > >> > Guide to Identifying your Family Photos >> > http://www.light-magic.com/identify.html >> > >> > Larry Friend (Black Buffalo) >> > niidji@mchsi.com >> >