Back in the twentieth century my beloved aunt gave me a tintype of my great-great grandfather Wesley Cunningham. In the years before Photoshop, the only choice for reproduction was to take the tintype to a professional restoration service to have it enlarged and printed on paper. I posted it on …
Figuring out the date of an old photograph can be pretty tricky. Hairstyles, clothing and furniture that change with fashion can help date a photo. Because fonts come into and out of style, they are another tool for establishing when a photograph was made. What Is Branding on Old Photographs? …
Figure 1: “A Christmas Greeting Postcard” (front) Figure 2: “A Christmas Greeting Postcard” (reverse) “A Christmas Greeting Postcard,” front and back, addressed to Mrs. C.J. Chrysler of Big Pine, Cal. [Calif.], in the author’s collection, received in 2011 from mother’s estate. The names are not found in the author’s family …
I’ve been working on two genealogy projects involving Los Angeles, California. I was looking for a person but found a photograph of Main Street and near Temple Street in downtown Los Angeles (see Image 1). This area was completely redeveloped in the last century, so it is unrecognizable today. The …
A visit to Southern California was not considered complete without a sight of Cathedral Rock. Figure 2: Cathedral Rock, La Jolla, Cal. by M. Reider Publisher (front and back) “Cathedral Rock, La Jolla, Cal. by M. Reider Publisher,” postcard, ca. 1909, in author’s private collection. The postcard is from the …
