We have a small book of about 10 tintype pictures that are unlabeled. Like you, we know they are family we just don't know who. I plan on scanning them in the computer and enlarging them to see if I can compare them to other pictures and get a clue. The first page in the book is an index and there is writing in pencil but it is so faded you can't read it at all you can just see that something is barely written. Does anyone know what year tintypes were in use? I also inherited family pictures (about 50) that range late 1800's to early 1910. My great-aunt had written on everyone one of them on the back who they were and their relation to her mother (which would be my Ggrandmother). So not only did we have names, but we had their relationship to the family also. Pulling this together is what got me started on digging further on the family's genealogy and I've been at it ever since. -----Original Message----- From: Marjorie L. Gilliam Wood [mailto:woodchuck@eurekanet.com] Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 4:45 PM To: OHGALLIA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [OHGALLIA-L] I also have photo with no names, I had my grandmother before her death go over them with me but she still didn't know many of them. I just can't part with them because I know they are family and maybe someday I'll find out who they are. Marjorie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karen Lynch" <klynch39@charter.net> To: <OHGALLIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 7:59 AM Subject: RE: [OHGALLIA-L] > Denise, > > I know what you're saying. This fall I went through my mother's photo > albums. None of the photos from her father's side were marked with > any names. He had several beautiful photo albums going back to the > late 1800s, > but with no names. How sad. We'll never have any idea who those > people are. > > Karen > > -----Original Message----- > From: Denise Ashleman [mailto:saultz@bellsouth.net] > Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 10:29 PM > To: OHGALLIA-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [OHGALLIA-L] > > Just a note: Following a visit home to Columbus a week ago, I would suggest > to everyone, please write the names of people on the back of photos, > last names as well, approx. decade. I just spent the better part of > four days going through photos from one set of Grandparents with my > mother, father and > sisters. I am the eldest and know most of the people, however, my > grandmother was born in 1890 - had my mother at 43, only child, go > figure. The point is, anyone we could ask if none of us knew, they're > dead. Make sure to add your photos to the Will provision or give the person who would > most appreciate the photos to them now. Do this as soon as you can while > the oldest person in your family can still SEE. > > Denise > > > ==== OHGALLIA Mailing List ==== > For those of you on Digest mode, please don't quote the entire digest > when replying. Also, check your subject line; making it meaningful > will increase > your chances of being read. > > > > > ==== OHGALLIA Mailing List ==== > Please remember that your topic must relate to genealogical research > in Gallia County, Ohio. > > > > > _____________________________________________________ > This message scanned for viruses by CoreComm > ==== OHGALLIA Mailing List ==== If you want to unsubscribe to the list, send an email to OHGALLIA-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com with the word unsubscribe in the text of the email.

Sharon Hobart wrote: > We have a small book of about 10 tintype pictures that are unlabeled. Like > you, we know they are family we just don't know who. I plan on scanning > them in the computer and enlarging them to see if I can compare them to > Sharon, I doubt you will have much luck scanning your tintypes. I'd suggest using a digital camera, but you'll have to experiment with the lighting. Don't use the flash. And, you may be disappointed when you blow up the images even when you get a good one. You can't get more information off them when it isn't there in the first place.... -- Marty Cassidy Seattle, WA USA

I laugh when I watch some of those crime solving tv shows in which they take a bad photo and "enhance" it and suddenly you can read the liscense plates and see toothpicks on the pavement ! Not gonna happen !! On 4/1/2005, "Martin Cassidy" <cassidym@earthlink.net> wrote: >Sharon Hobart wrote: >> We have a small book of about 10 tintype pictures that are unlabeled. Like >> you, we know they are family we just don't know who. I plan on scanning >> them in the computer and enlarging them to see if I can compare them to >> > >Sharon, > >I doubt you will have much luck scanning your tintypes. I'd suggest >using a digital camera, but you'll have to experiment with the lighting. > Don't use the flash. And, you may be disappointed when you blow up >the images even when you get a good one. You can't get more >information off them when it isn't there in the first place.... > > >-- >Marty Cassidy >Seattle, WA USA > > >==== OHGALLIA Mailing List ==== >Check the address you are replying to before sending your message. >