Judy: I would like a copy of the PDF file if it is possible. Bill >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Judy Landauer" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: [NYCAYUGA] Dating old photos Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2005 08:19:58 -0700 > > Dear listers > > If anyone would like information on dating old photographs I can > send a PDF file entitled "Photography as a Tool in Genealogy" to > whomever wants one. I found it on a photography site a few years > ago but it look like they've removed it now. This file explains > the difference between ambrotypes, tin types, etc. and includes > original price, the date range that they were produced, how they > were packaged, etc. etc., and TONS of other info that would help a > person decide just what kind of picture they have. > > Because of this file, I was able to solve the mystery of why I had > a cardboard-backed photo of a 80 year old ancestress who died in > 1855! Turns out it is a rare Calotype, which are only found now in > museums. They were produced from 1845-1855 (approx). The problem > with them is that the image faded quickly and now most images are > only ghostly shadows of the original. I scanned it and ran it > through photoshop elements, which worked wonders to bring back a > lot of the details of the original. > > If anyone would like a copy of this file, please let me know and I > will send it to them. > > Judy > > > Richard & Judy Landauer > [email protected] > AIM: judylandauer > > > ==== NYCAYUGA Mailing List ==== > Have you visited the NYGenWeb project home page lately? > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nygenweb > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx Researching: Forshay / Foshay - NY,NJ,Canada; Beirschenk - MN NY Germany; Wild - Bohemia, WI; Fleischman - Bohemia, WI; Nelson / Nilsson - Sweden, MN. -- _______________________________________________ NEW! Lycos Dating Search. The only place to search multiple dating sites at once. http://datingsearch.lycos.com