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| What Is a Photo Really Saying? Remember to Look at the Back Remember to Look at the Back! What If You Can’t See the Back? What If The Writing Is There but It Is Hard to See? Lot Numbers, Logos, Personal Marks A Ghost Image The Edges The Paper The Shape The Mat Summary References Two Short Case Studies I. A Ghost Image - The Hodder Comparison II. The Mat - Father and Son References Details, Details Just Plain Details What Can I Tell about the Picture from the Clothing? The “Occasional” Photograph Where? As Time Goes By Wanna Date? Don’t Miss a Thing! References The Belgian Orphans Hard and Soft Clues “The” Clue Which Way Does the Flag Hang? White or Yellow Stripe? Where? When? Comité National de Secours et d’Alimentation Further Investigation A Few Notes Summary The Photographer Charles Eisenmann References Reach Out and Touch Someone This Photo Is OK! References What’s Wrong with This Picture? Types of Fake Photos Changes in Context Change in Content Spotting a Fake Relative Amnesia A Providential Escape The Next Chapter A Major Breakthrough A Few Emails and a Reunion The End of the Story References The History of Photography Part I Introduction The Beginning The Box The Lens The Recording Materials The Daguerreotype Outdoor Photography The Ambrotype Union Cases Tintypes In the Meantime... Aerial Photography Stereoviews Underwater Photography References History of Photography Part II The Birth of the Paper Photograph Cartes de Visite and Cabinet Cards Sun Picture Tax Stamps Three-Layer Collodion and Gelatin Prints References Age Progression References Photographic Misidentification References The Dead Horse Investigation: Crouching Horse, Hidden Locomotive Putting Things Into Perspective Camouflaged Locomotive City Directories References |
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