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As photograph styles changed through the 1800s, you can learn to identify the different types of photos and put a rough date on them based simply on their format.

Cartes de Visite and Cabinet Cards, Tintypes and Daguerreotypes - it doesn't matter what type they are, old photographs of ancestors are a genealogist's treasures.

In 1862, a photograph of the grieving Queen Victoria taken by Jabez Hughes became the inspiration for Sir Edwin Landseer's painting "Sorrow."

Nineteenth century America was much more prudish about sex. But during the Civil War thousands of soldiers, far from wives and sweethearts, sought out prostitutes.

Unlike the traditional business card, the actor's business card is unique in its design, style and uses.

Alexander Gardner is known for his landmark 1865 book Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War, the first photographically illustrated book on the Civil War.

Dating old photographs can help identify ancestors. Clues include 19th century hairstyles, fashions and photographers' stamps. Here's what to look for.