“There’s nothing like the thrill of finding an old photo of your great-great-grandmother—or the frustration of not knowing whether that’s your great-great-grandmother or somebody else. This quick-reference guide helps you use clothing and other clues to figure out when the photo was taken.”

- Diane Haddad, Family Tree MagazineEditor

When your family history search uncovers an old black-and-white photograph with unfamiliar people and places you don't recognize, your first step to identifying those people--and determining whether they're your relatives--is to figure out when the picture was taken.Our Dating Old Photos Cheat Sheet has 8 pages of quick-reference charts, tips and resources to help you date your old mystery photos. It gathers the best mystery photo dating advice from Family Tree Magazine and the book Family Photo Detective, written by photo history expert Maureen A. Taylor.You'll love the Dating Old Photos Cheat Sheet if...

You want to learn more about the people shown in your old family photos
You're trying to learn when or where an old picture was taken
You don't know who's pictured in an old photo you found in a family collection
You need a quick reference to consult as you research old photos

The Dating Old Photos cheat sheet gives you:

the best identification clues to look for an old photo, including clothing, background, photographer's imprint, etc.
charts to help you determine the format of your photo--daguerreotype, ambrotype, tintype, photo postcard, etc.
a decade-by-decade chart outlining clothing and fashion trends, popular hairstyles, and current accessories for men and women from the 1850s through the 1920s
clues for dating photo cases
what to look for in old photos of children
special tips and hidden clues for discovering the date of a 19th- or early 20th-century photograph
resources for learning more about how to date old mystery photos in your family
a Photo Identification Worksheet for noting the photo clues you uncover

You will receive the Dating Old Photos Cheat Sheet as a digital PDF file you can download immediately after making your purchase. Recommended websites in the PDF are hyperlinked for quick-click access. You can print the PDF file on your home computer.

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