- Paperback: 202 pages
- Publisher: Ancestry.com (Feb 1 1991)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0916489507
- ISBN-13: 978-0916489502
- Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 14.2 x 1.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 263 g
- Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,033,844 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Book Description
Learn how to find those key clues in your ancestors' photographs with Unlocking the Secrets in Old Photographs! You've looked at photos before, but have you ever actually "seen" the photos? Author Karen Frisch-Ripley will guide you through the detailed process of analyzing historical photographs as she teaches you to "see!"
Ripley's clear and expressive writing will teach you such skills as:
- The care and restoration of photographs
-Recognizing photo types
-Finding public sources of information
-Dating photographs and much more!
You'll quickly see how easy it is to identify the family in your photos!
Get Unlocking the Secrets in Old Photographs and discover those hidden genealogical gems in your family photographs!
202 Pages, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, Softbound ISBN 0-916489-50-7
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Though the streets still remain, many of the houses in which our nineteenth-century ancestors resided have fallen victim to the ravages of time. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
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4.0 out of 5 stars
A Useful Reference,
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This review is from: Unlocking the Secrets in Old Photographs (Paperback)
I find this book very useful. Author Karen Frisch-Ripley gives specific information on locating old photographs and using genealogical research techniques to identify the subjects pictured in them. She discusses the different types of photographs and clues in the photographs themselves that can help date them. She emphasizes the importance of carefully studying the persons, scenes, and objects in each photograph.
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One word is worth a thousand pictures: Awful,
By A Customer
This review is from: Unlocking the Secrets in Old Photographs (Paperback)
The title would lead you to believe that those photos you found in the family bible may more easily be identified after reading this book. Think again. There is only one chapter, Chapter Three, that even comes close to delivering on its promise, i.e., "Dating Photographs: Clues to Identification." But even then, this chapter, like the others, is crammed with such drivel as "..a photo taken in America in 1885 cannot possibly be that of an ancestor who did not arrive until 1900." What? And another: "When you present photographs to relatives for identification purposes, you will be confronted with one of two situations. Your relatives either will or will not recognize the faces in the photos." No, I am not kidding. This is really the advice that is offered. The book is padded out with chapters such as "The First Step: Identifying the Family" and "Public Sources of Information." In a word, Awful
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2.8 out of 5 stars (4 customer reviews) 92 of 96 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
One word is worth a thousand pictures: Awful,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Unlocking the Secrets in Old Photographs (Paperback)
The title would lead you to believe that those photos you found in the family bible may more easily be identified after reading this book. Think again. There is only one chapter, Chapter Three, that even comes close to delivering on its promise, i.e., "Dating Photographs: Clues to Identification." But even then, this chapter, like the others, is crammed with such drivel as "..a photo taken in America in 1885 cannot possibly be that of an ancestor who did not arrive until 1900." What? And another: "When you present photographs to relatives for identification purposes, you will be confronted with one of two situations. Your relatives either will or will not recognize the faces in the photos." No, I am not kidding. This is really the advice that is offered. The book is padded out with chapters such as "The First Step: Identifying the Family" and "Public Sources of Information." In a word, Awful
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
very basic,
By Kathy F. Cannata "Rev. Dr. R. Cannata" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Unlocking the Secrets in Old Photographs (Paperback)
The usefulness of this book to anyone who has spent any time at all with family photos is pretty limited. It covers the most basic apsects of the topic: dates for evolution of the various types of photographs, a little (very litttle) on dress styles, a decent (if dated) bibliography, ideas for gathering photos from relatives, furniture clues, etc. I read it through cover to cover in a day. The 190pp. could have been condensed to about a quarter that length.I found chapter 5 on the technical details of photograph evolution was handy and the (single!) chapter on dating photographs (chap. 3) was decent. Then again a quick google search would have yielded most of this information online. For a basic book on the topic, I prefer Maureen Taylor's more recent Uncovering Your Ancestry through Family Photographs (Betterway, 2000). Far more helpful are the various books on costuming and details of clothing. 11 of 13 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Useful Reference,
By Linda Kleback - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Unlocking the Secrets in Old Photographs (Paperback)
I find this book very useful. Author Karen Frisch-Ripley gives specific information on locating old photographs and using genealogical research techniques to identify the subjects pictured in them. She discusses the different types of photographs and clues in the photographs themselves that can help date them. She emphasizes the importance of carefully studying the persons, scenes, and objects in each photograph.
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