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Keith Bateman
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Labelling Old Photos
« on: Saturday 25 March 06 11:45 GMT (UK) »

Hi All,

I am going to collect a "box full" of old photos from a distant relative - who is "not into this family history lark"

I would like to glean as much information from him/them as possible - how should I go about this?

Small numbered sticker on the back of the photo - and list any details supplied in notebook?

Quite excited - never had a box of photos like this!! Cool

Any other advice welcome - remembering the first paragraph above!!

Cheers

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Re: Labelling Old Photos
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 25 March 06 11:50 GMT (UK) »

Hi Keith,
No stickers, please!!! Shocked

Use a soft pencil, a 2B is ideal. Write a number very small in a corner of the back of each photo. Then index the info according to the number on the photo.
Don't forget to store them nicely once they're all indexed! How exciting - I once had a "box full" given to me, I still love thinking back on that moment when I opened it and found all those faces I'd never know. I hope you enjoy them!

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Re: Labelling Old Photos
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 25 March 06 11:56 GMT (UK) »

Quote from: PrueM on Saturday 25 March 06 11:50 GMT (UK)

Hi Keith,
No stickers, please!!! Shocked

Use a soft pencil, a 2B is ideal.
Prue

Thought that as I was typing it - but also though it would get a better resonce left in!! Shocked

Don't forget to store them nicely once they're all indexed - and how do I do that? With the Acid free photo album someone bought me?

Cheers

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« Reply #3 on: Saturday 25 March 06 21:34 GMT (UK) »

Quote from: keith_bateman on Saturday 25 March 06 11:56 GMT (UK)

Thought that as I was typing it - but also though it would get a better resonce left in!! Shocked

Cheeky!

Quote from: keith_bateman on Saturday 25 March 06 11:56 GMT (UK)

Don't forget to store them nicely once they're all indexed - and how do I do that? With the Acid free photo album someone bought me?

Well I think that would do nicely Wink

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Re: Labelling Old Photos
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 25 March 06 22:04 GMT (UK) »

Quote from: PrueM on Saturday 25 March 06 21:34 GMT (UK)

Quote from: keith_bateman on Saturday 25 March 06 11:56 GMT (UK)

Thought that as I was typing it - but also though it would get a better responce left in!! Shocked

Cheeky!

Prue

Sorry about that - but it worked Shocked

Now I know my next question is only answerable by me - but in what order do I put the photos - time - place - name??

By the way how do you get 2 seperate quotes to appear??

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« Reply #5 on: Saturday 25 March 06 22:44 GMT (UK) »

Hi Keith,
Two separate quotes: click on the quote button like you do normally, and once the quote with <quote> html markers is in your message window, separate it into however many bits you want. Then copy and paste the top quote marker (the one with all the info) above each separate bit. Go back and copy and paste the end marker </quote> at the end of each bit. Type in any text you want between the quotes and voila! Bob's your uncle etc.

How you index your photos is up to you. I tend to do it by family and then by year.

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Re: Labelling Old Photos
« Reply #6 on: Saturday 25 March 06 23:08 GMT (UK) »

Quote from: PrueM on Saturday 25 March 06 22:44 GMT (UK)

How you index your photos is up to you. I tend to do it by family and then by year.

Prue

Well that will do for a start - thanks Cool

Quote from: keith_bateman on Saturday 25 March 06 11:56 GMT (UK)

I know my next question is only answerable by me

Which is what I thought!! Grin

I think that should be 2 quotes as well - thank you!! Wink

Cheers

Keith

P.S. And what's this about Berlin Bob being my Uncle - which census told you that!! Shocked


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« Reply #7 on: Sunday 26 March 06 07:52 BST (UK) »

Brother maybe, but I'm too old to be his uncle Grin

Keith, you can also do it this way:

click on the BCC quote tag (bottom line, second from right)
that gives you this [ quote][ /quote]
scroll down the page and mark and copy the bits of text you want to quote
place your cursor between the ] and [ brackets and copy it in
e.g.

Quote

P.S. And what's this about Berlin Bob being my Uncle - which census told you that!!

and if you want to accredit it, then write ' author=Keith' between the [quote and the ]
e.g.

Code:

[quote author=Keith]P.S. And what's this about Berlin Bob being my Uncle - which census told you that!![/quote]

which gives you:

Quote from: Berlin-Bob's Nephew

P.S. And what's this about Berlin Bob being my Uncle - which census told you that!!

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Re: Labelling Old Photos
« Reply #8 on: Sunday 26 March 06 11:21 BST (UK) »

Quote from: Berlin-Bob on Sunday 26 March 06 07:52 BST (UK)

Keith, you can also do it this way:
Bob

Thanks Dad Cool

Quote

Author= Prue
I tend to do it by family and then by year.

Thanks ~~Mum~~ Prue Shocked

Cheers

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Re: Labelling Old Photos
« Reply #9 on: Sunday 26 March 06 11:34 BST (UK) »

Hi Keith

..and don't forget that you should store them with acid-free wrappings when you've finished.

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Re: Labelling Old Photos
« Reply #10 on: Sunday 26 March 06 11:59 BST (UK) »

Quote from: Gadget on Sunday 26 March 06 11:34 BST (UK)

Hi Keith

..and don't forget that you should store them with acid-free wrappings when you've finished.

Gadget

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With the Acid free photo album someone bought me?

^^^^^^ You must read everying I write Gadget Grin

Thanks for checking up on me

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Re: Labelling Old Photos
« Reply #11 on: Sunday 26 March 06 12:06 BST (UK) »

Quote from: keith_bateman on Sunday 26 March 06 11:59 BST (UK)

^^^^^^ You must read everying I write Gadget Grin

Everything Keith, everything Grin

Actually, I didn't see your comment about the photo album. It's just that I had it drummed into me by my photography tutor about acid free - you'd think that we were a load of junkies Cool

Maybe you could put something about it on your website - what's the url again Shocked

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Re: Labelling Old Photos
« Reply #12 on: Monday 27 March 06 10:44 BST (UK) »

Acid free paper? Where would you expect to be able to buy it from?

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Re: Labelling Old Photos
« Reply #13 on: Monday 27 March 06 10:49 BST (UK) »

Anna
You can get acid-free tissue, mounts, sticky strips, etc. from most good art shops and photographic shops.

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« Reply #14 on: Monday 27 March 06 10:51 BST (UK) »

Hi Anna,

My album come from a "department store" - but any decent stationers or family history site on the net sells acid free stuff.

It was only comments on here that lead to know what is was!!

Cheers

Keith


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