Does this frame open?

Does this frame open up? It seems to be sealed shut and I can't find any openings. I have a set of these that I want to open up for digitizing the photos. However, I don't want to destroy the frame. I have ALOT of family photos that I am trying to organize and digitize. I think I've made some mistakes in this process. I had some photos that should have been left in their frames but I took apart and pretty much ruined both the photos and frames. I didn't know the metal type photos should remain in the original frames. This process has been quite daunting and I am such an amateur.

Also, why do some photographs have signatures? I'm assuming it was the photographer? I have a lot to learn! Thanks for any advice!

 

Is it a photograph or a miniature painting?

It looks to me like it wasn't made to be taken apart.

 

I think that back may pop out.
Go see a watchmaker.

 

I think your 1st photo is just fine to digitize this.....

Oh...& it can't be that old cuz on the back of it there's a picture of a smart phone !! ........

 

The ring on the top may unscrew to release the central band, but I'd be inclined to leave it alone. It appears to be a tinted photograph.

'A lot' is two words.

 

The signature could be the photographer, or the person who tinted it. I can't be completely positive but it does look like a heavily tinted photograph.

 

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