About the book
“Family Photographs 1860-1945” is designed to help you research, date and contextualize family photographs.
The book traces developments up to 1945. It covers photographic techniques, from the daguerreotype, to the cheaper wet collodian process which made photography available to a wider audience. It documents trends in photography such as the extremely popular "Carte de Visite" of the last quarter of the 19th century. It also covers the advent of the Box Brownie which made owning a camera affordable for most households.
It shows how to date photographs to a surprisingly accurate degree and how to interpret public and official photographs, as well as private ones.
It includes sections on how to best present and preserve your photographs and features illustrated case studies with a fascinating selection of examples that help to explain the techniques involved.
