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BOOK - The Dead Horse Investigation, Forensic Photo Analysis for Everyone
By Colleen Fitzpatrick

Step into the 21st century of photo identification!

If you think that you have sqeezed every drop of information from your photos, guess again. Have you ever considered using ultra violet light to date your photos? What does it mean if you find a photo on the back of an old picture? How can you spot a fake? How can you tell what camera was used to take a picture of someone posing in his BVDs?

Nowadays everyone can become his own photo expert. Even the simplest photo can lead you on on an unexpected adventure. Keeping an eye out for important details is just the first step. Knowing what these details mean and how to chase them down is just as critical. Maps, catalogues, even eBay and Amazon.com are just a few of the useful resources available to the modern forensic genealogist both on and offline. You only need imagination about where to look and some creativity on how to tie things together.

Forensic genealogy is not just for rocket scientists, it is for everyone with an imagination. So if you are up for some exciting fun investigating your old photographs, this book is for you!

Contents include:
    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
244 pages
6 X 9"
Photos & Illustrations
Softcover - perfect bound
Published June 2008
ISBN: 0-9767160-0-3 (Librarians: this ISBN is not correct as it is the same ISBN that appears on this author's previous book on a different topic)

Softcover......$25.95
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