Why KwikTip Photo Research Guides?
KwikTip research guides give you a convenient and fact-filled tool to help you determine dates for your 19th century photographs pictures. Based on extensive research and published works from PhotoTree.com, the most important and useful data has been extracted and efficiently formatted to let you find most of your old photo answers quickly. You can save countless photo research hours of referring back to books that you think have the answers somewhere or searching the web.
Save time - Find your Answers - The Kwik Way.
Easy to store and carry, KwikTip research guides are perfect for quick reference in the home, office, library, and on research trips. |
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KwikTips are printed on the highest quality digital-ready paper and are professionally sealed with 5 mil laminate. Typically two pages in length, they are designed in the PhotoTree tradition of delivering accurate and comprehensive information with exquisite illustrations.
KwikTips are sold and shipped exclusively from Family Roots Publishing, the largest online distributor of genealogy, and historical books and documents. PhotoTree is honored to partner with them. Visit their store at: www.familyrootspublishing.com. |
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Real Photo Postcards
A laminated research guide to dating Real Phots Postcards of the 20th Century
by Gary W. Clark
List Price: $5.99
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours. Ships from and sold by Family Roots Publishing.
- Published: 2-10-2013
- ISBN: 978-0-9835785-8-1
- Dimensions: 11.5"h x 9"w
- 5 Mil Laminate
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Real Photo Postcard KwikGuide Description
Page 1 shows the datable U.S. Postage stamps that could have been used on postcards. A table of postcard characteristics outlines when different postcard formats were introduced
Further bullets point out descriptive and datable traits of Real Photo Postcards
Page 2 shows the most popular stamp boxes that are used to date unsent postcards. High resolution images of the stamps are illustrated. In addition, important postcard traits and timelines are listed in bullet format. |
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Daguerreotype, Ambrotype, Tintype
A laminated research guide to dating 19th century cased images and tintypes
by Gary W. Clark
List Price: $5.99
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours. Ships from and sold by Family Roots Publishing.
- Published: 1-29-2013
- ISBN: 978-0-9835785-0-5
- Dimensions: 11.5"h x 9"w
- 5 Mil Laminate
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Cased Images & Tintypes KwikGuide Description
Page 1 covers daguerreotype and ambrotype cased images. Descriptions of how to identify each type of photograph are provided in bullet-point format. Tables include typical usage by year, common sizes, and datable characteristics of frames, mats, and preservers. Datable ambrotype glass characteristics are also included.
Dated images illustrate much of the table information. Comparison of different types of cases is also provided with datable characteristics.
Page 2 is devoted to tintypes, from the pre-Civil War years of cased tintypes to the carnival era of the 1890s. Ten beautiful, dated examples walk the reader through the evolving technology and time periods.
Date information and examples are given for cased, gem-size, sleeved, and carnival era tintypes.
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Carte de visite and Cabinet Card
A laminated research guide to dating 19th century paper photographs.
by Gary W. Clark
List Price: $5.99
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours. Ships from and sold by Family Roots Publishing.
- Published: 1-29-2013
- ISBN: 978-0-9835785-2-9
- Dimensions: 11.5"h x 9"w
- 5 Mil Laminate
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Carte de visite and Cabinet Card Description
This KwikTip covers cartes de visite and cabinet cards, the most common 19th century photographs.
Page 1 outlines the introduction, popular use, and end-of-life of the carte de visite. Numerous card characteristics are listed with associated years. A tax stamp table shows when certain revenue stamps were used during the Civil War.
Page 2 covers the use of cabinet cards and reveals the evolutionary steps that allow the cabinet card to be easily dated by observing card colors, how the edges were cut, and other clues.
This KwikTip guides you through the major changes of paper photographs in the 1800s, giving you the knowledge to help you date mystery photographs. |
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Imprints: Front and Back of CDVs and Cabinet Cards
A laminated research guide to dating 19th century photograph imprints.
by Gary W. Clark
List Price: $5.99
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours. Ships from and sold by Family Roots Publishing.
- Published: 1-29-2013
- ISBN: 978-0-9835785-4-3
- Dimensions: 11.5"h x 9"w
- 5 Mil Laminate
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Card Imprints Description
This KwikTip explains the front and back imprints of cartes de visite and cabinet cards and how their secrets can help date old photos.
Page 1 shows the progression of carte de visite back imprints from the very tiny inscriptions in the early 1860s to the ornate coverage in the 1880s. Descriptive tables outline the years.
Also, cabinet card front imprints are shown along with some very important, yet easy dating tips.
Page 2 is devoted to cabinet card back imprints. These are recognized as historical pieces of artwork themselves. Many aspects of the back imprint are datable, with some traits revealing a narrow set of years the card was produced. |
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Coming Soon! A variety of new KwikTips on great subjects will soon be available. Next up: Real Picture Post Cards (RPPC). These fascinating photo cards were the rage from about 1907 until nearly 1920. Fun and interesting, they are datable. |
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KwikTips are durable, easy-to-understand, beautifully illustrated laminates; and they are perfect for quick reference in the home, office, library, and on research trips. Designed to last, they are easy to store and carry, and answer the most common questions about dating old photographs. |
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