In this program, you will uncover the history of photography and define identifying characteristics for a few of the most common techniques! By identifying photographic processes, we can often determine the age of a photograph and identify the people and history captured in our family photos.
Guests are invited to bring up to 3 family photographs (the older the better!) and we will work together to identify how and when the photo was taken. This program will empower visitors with the knowledge and confidence to learn from their family history through the most commonly passed down artifacts, photographs.
Please call us with any questions at 979-798-2202 or email levijordanshs@thc.texas.gov
All images from the Library of Congress. Image credits (left to right):
Children With Camera. [Between 1909 and 1923] Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress.
Du Bois, W. E. B. , Collector, photographer by Askew, Thomas E., 1850?-1914. Home of an African American lawyer, Atlanta, Georgia, with men, women, and children posed on porch of house. [or 1900] Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress.
Allen, Frances S, and Mary E Allen, photographer. Bread & milk / Allen. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress.
Charlie Crump and Granddaughter, Age 82. Between 1936 and 1938. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress.