Date of earliest family photographs?

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Member Since: July 2003 Posts: 597 Send Message	Joan	Report	5 Apr 2005 08:35
Member Since: July 2003 Posts: 597 Send Message	Does anyone know about what date photographs became common in families...need to date an ancestor! Joan
Member Since: January 0001 Posts: 0 Send Message	Unknown	Report	5 Apr 2005 09:48
Member Since: January 0001 Posts: 0 Send Message	Don't go by how common it was - go by the clothes the person was wearing and if there's a photographer's stamp on the photo, see if you can find him in business in a directory and see how long he was operating at that address. Your local library should have at least one book which has info about fashions and dates. There's also this link: wwwrogercofreeservecouk/indexhtm replace with . which has a Date a Photo section. Generally the earlier the photo in my family, the more formal the occasion. After about 1900, they tend to be privately taken, though still at obviously significant events, rather than snapshots. These were much more likely around the 1stWW - my grandfather had photographic equipment and took lots of pictures of Belgium in wartime as well as family photos. nell
Member Since: July 2003 Posts: 597 Send Message	Joan	Report	6 Apr 2005 08:54
Member Since: July 2003 Posts: 597 Send Message	Thanks Helen and Tracy, I'll have a look. Joan