Thanks for the reply. I don't know about the type of cameras they had years ago, but that was all that came to mind. I suppose they had to set them and wait. Thanks for the site. Jo... Raymond Millman wrote: > I have read that the people aren't smiling because of how long the exposure > time was to take the picture. Could never figure out why that mattered if > they smiled or not but maybe it's harder to not move your face during that > time if you are smiling? > Her is a good web site on photographs, you might find it helpful on dating > photos you have. > > http://www.classyimage.com/picdate.htm > > Happy hunting and Happy Valentine's Day. > Jeanne Coakley Millman > > Searching: Averitt, Coakley, Warden, Keel and maybe Breeden