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Genealogy Sleuthing Part II: Using Women’s Fashion to Date Old Photos

August 9, 2019 by Legacy Tree Genealogists 4 Comments

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In Part II of our two-part series on how to date old family photos, we discuss how to use women's fashion to date old photos you encounter in your genealogy research. Sometimes, there are no clues within the photograph or imprinted on it. In those situations, we need to rely on an understanding of the fashions of the 1850s through 1900s, both hair and clothing, to accurately determine when that particular photograph was taken. At least one of the three key aspects of women’s fashion—hair, the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Methodology, Photos Tagged With: dating old photos, family history, family photographs, genealogy, old photos, women's fashion

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