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<p>[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 397213, member: 33"]The one with the dark brown back and gold print is from the 1880s, or very close. That color combo was very popular in the 1880s and not really seen before then. </p><p>See info about the photographer here (<a href="https://www.langdonroad.com/ta-to-ti" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.langdonroad.com/ta-to-ti" rel="nofollow">https://www.langdonroad.com/ta-to-ti</a>):</p><p><b>TAYLOR, JOHN W.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Taylor, John W., photographer, 83 E Main, house do.-See page 655, Rochester, NY (1879) City Directory; ad: John W. Taylor, photographer. 83 amnd 85 E Main St. - Crystal Palace Block, over Gordon's Dry Good House, Rochester, NY. "Pictures in Water colors and India Ink and Enlarged to all sizes”; J. W. Taylor’s Photograph Parlors, Over 83 and 85 Main St. - Crystal Palace Block, Rochester, NY (1870s-1880s) *cdv image, jpg in gallery</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>Old photo albums often have pictures that could span decades, just as many family photo albums do now.</p><p><br /></p><p>You don't mention whether all the photos are the same size or not, nor what size they are. Some of the ones you are showing look like earlier carte de visite photos from possibly as early as the 1860s.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for tagging me, [USER=5718]@i need help[/USER] . I was already writing this! I happen to know that Kronos is very knowledgeable about photos, and am learning that 2manybooks is also! Both of them are correct that an interesting subject will often help a more common album to increase in value. If the other photos are similar to the few that we see, I think identifying the people (and also the photographers, perhaps) might help in any sales.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 397213, member: 33"]The one with the dark brown back and gold print is from the 1880s, or very close. That color combo was very popular in the 1880s and not really seen before then. See info about the photographer here ([URL]https://www.langdonroad.com/ta-to-ti[/URL]): [B]TAYLOR, JOHN W. Taylor, John W., photographer, 83 E Main, house do.-See page 655, Rochester, NY (1879) City Directory; ad: John W. Taylor, photographer. 83 amnd 85 E Main St. - Crystal Palace Block, over Gordon's Dry Good House, Rochester, NY. "Pictures in Water colors and India Ink and Enlarged to all sizes”; J. W. Taylor’s Photograph Parlors, Over 83 and 85 Main St. - Crystal Palace Block, Rochester, NY (1870s-1880s) *cdv image, jpg in gallery [/B] Old photo albums often have pictures that could span decades, just as many family photo albums do now. You don't mention whether all the photos are the same size or not, nor what size they are. Some of the ones you are showing look like earlier carte de visite photos from possibly as early as the 1860s. Thanks for tagging me, [USER=5718]@i need help[/USER] . I was already writing this! I happen to know that Kronos is very knowledgeable about photos, and am learning that 2manybooks is also! Both of them are correct that an interesting subject will often help a more common album to increase in value. If the other photos are similar to the few that we see, I think identifying the people (and also the photographers, perhaps) might help in any sales.[/QUOTE]
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