Tracing Your Ancestors Through Family Photographs
A Complete Guide for Family and Local Historians
$56.68
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
1 April 2014
Summary
Jayne Shrimpton’s complete guide to dating, analysing and understanding family photographs is essential reading and reference for anyone undertaking genealogical and local history research. Using over 150 old photographs as examples, she shows how such images can give a direct insight into the past and into the lives of the individuals who are portrayed in them.
Almost every family and local historian works with photographs, but often the fascinating historical and personal informatio…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781781592809 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1781592802 |
| Author: | Jayne Shrimpton |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 1 April 2014 |
| Weight: | 516g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm |
| Series: | Family History |
You Can Find This Book In
About The Author
Jayne Shrimpton
Jayne Shrimpton is a professional dress historian, portrait specialist and ‘photo detective’. She has post-graduate academic qualifications from the Courtauld Institute of Art and work experience as a former curator in the Heinz Archive and Library at the National Portrait Gallery, London. She works mainly in the family history arena, conducting private photograph work, lecturing widely and writing regular photograph columns and fashion history articles. Her most recent publications are Family Photographs and How to Date Them, How to Get the Most from Family Pictures and British Working Dress: Occupational Clothing 1750-1950.
Returns
This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.