Tracing Your Ancestors Through Family Photographs : A Complete Guide for Family and Local Historians

Jayne Shrimpton's complete guide to dating, analysing and understanding family photographs is essential reading and reference for anyone undertaking genealogical and local history research. Using over 150 old photographs as examples, she shows how such images can give a direct insight into the past and into the lives of the individuals who are portrayed in them. #8232;#8232;Almost every family and local historian works with photographs, but often the fascinating historical and personal information that can be gained from them is not fully understood. They are one of the most vivid and memorable ways into the past.#8232;#8232;This concise but comprehensive guide describes the various types of photograph and explains how they can be dated. It analyses what the clothes and style of dress can tell us about the people in the photographs, their circumstances and background.#8232;#8232;Sections look at photographs of special occasions baptisms, weddings, funerals - and at photographs taken in wartime, on holiday and at work. There is advice on how to identify the individuals shown and how to find more family photographs through personal connections, archives and the internet - and how to preserve them for future generations.#8232;#8232;Jayne Shrimpton's handbook is an authoritative, accessible guide to old photographs that no family or local historian can be without.#8232;#8232;As featured in The Argus. [Elib] Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Picture Credits; Introduction; Part 1: Dating Family Photographs; Chapter 1: Recognising Different Types of Photograph; Chapter 2: Investigating Photographers and Studios; Chapter 3: Dating Professional Photographic Card Mounts; Chapter 4: Dating the Visual Image: Studio Portraits and Outdoor Scenes; Chapter 5: Dating the Visual Image: Fashion Clues; Part 2: Studying Family Photographs; Chapter 6: Professional Portraits: Identifying the Occasion; Chapter 7: Photographic Copies; Chapter 8: Inherited Photograph Albums.;Jayne Shrimpton''s complete guide to dating, analysing and understanding family photographs is essential reading and reference for anyone undertaking genealogical and local history research. Using over 150 old photographs as examples, she shows how such images can give a direct insight into the past and into the lives of the individuals who are portrayed in them. Almost every family and local historian works with photographs, but often the fascinating historical and personal information that can be gained from them is not fully understood. They are one of the most vivid and memorable ways into. Jayne Shrimpton's complete guide to dating, analysing and understanding family photographs is essential reading and reference for anyone undertaking genealogical and local history research. Using over 150 old photographs as examples, she shows how such images can give a direct insight into the past and into the lives of the individuals who are portrayed in them. Almost every family and local historian works with photographs, but often the fascinating historical and personal information that can be gained from them is not fully understood. They are one of the most vivid and memorable ways into the past. This concise but comprehensive guide describes the various types of photograph and explains how they can be dated. It analyses what the clothes and style of dress can tell us about the people in the photographs, their circumstances and background. Sections look at photographs of special occasions – baptisms, weddings, funerals - and at... Bisac Code 1: HBGT; REF013000; REFERENCE / Genealogy & Heraldry Cover Title Page Copyright Page Contents Acknowledgements Picture Credits Introduction Part 1: Dating Family Photographs Chapter 1: Recognising Different Types of Photograph Chapter 2: Investigating Photographers and Studios Chapter 3: Dating Professional Photographic Card Mounts Chapter 4: Dating the Visual Image: Studio Portraits and Outdoor Scenes Chapter 5: Dating the Visual Image: Fashion Clues Part 2: Studying Family Photographs Chapter 6: Professional Portraits: Identifying the Occasion Chapter 7: Photographic Copies Chapter 8: Inherited Photograph Albums. Chapter 9: Judging Status, Age and LikenessPart 3: Picturing Past Lives Chapter 10: Family Wedding Photographs Chapter 11: Home, Work and Leisure Chapter 12: Wartime Photographs Chapter 13: Local Connections Chapter 14: Foreign Locations Part 4: Looking after Family Photographs Chapter 15: Preserving Old Photographs Sources Index Back Cover.