Recent content by Photocollector

Thank you everyone for the interesting (and astute) observations!

Interesting - thanks Gorba and Ian for the education. My first instinct was hand colouring, but the complexity of the hair threw me off and I was looking for an alternative explanation. This is good information and I appreciate it!

Thanks Ian! They were quite skilled at this - how could they possibly get the fine tonal range in the hair?

I've recently acquired this antique photo print. It's a fairly large image, roughly 8" by 8". It's signed J Wood Photo. Given the style of her hairdo and the laurel leaf band around her hair as well as the bare shoulder style of dress, I would estimate that this dates to circa 1910. My...