In this January 2025 solo episode of her podcast, Maureen Taylor, the photo detective, shares news for users of Fileshadow.com. She also shares insights into her professional life, detailing her expertise in analyzing historical photographs to assist in dating them and incorporating them into family histories. She discusses a recent project involving a photograph from Providence, and how she used various historical resources to accurately date it, along with providing updates on the photo marketplace and tips for digital photo management.

• Maureen Taylor works with clients to help integrate historical photographs into their family histories, keeping up-to-date with the photo marketplace and new technologies.
• Discusses a case study involving a photograph of Market Square in Providence, using city directories and newspapers to date it to between 1845 and 1846.
• Notes the suspension of the digital photo organizer website Fileshadow, highlighting the importance of maintaining current contact information for digital services.
• Previews an upcoming podcast episode with Rick Voight about changes in the photo marketplace, including tips for managing and backing up digital photos.
• Shares insights from her consultative work with clients and students on various historical and photographic research projects.

Related Episodes:

Episode 254:  Solving Family Photo Mysteries: A Journey with The Photo Detective 

Episode 251: Through the Lens: Unveiling Family Stories

Links:

• Winslow Homer painting 
• Civil War era backdrops
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• Like the Photo Detective Facebook Page so you get notified of my Facebook Live videos.
• Need help preserving your photos? Check out Maureen’s Preserving Family Photographs ebook 
• Need help identifying family photos? Check out The Family Photo Detective ebook
• Have a photo you need help identifying? Sign up for photo consultation.

About Maureen Taylor:

Maureen Taylor, The Photo DetectiveTM  helps clients with photo related genealogical problems. Her pioneering work in historic photo research has earned her the title “the nation’s foremost historical photo detective” by The Wall Street Journal and appearances on The View, The Today Show, Pawn Stars, and others.   Learn more at Maureentaylor.com

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In this episode of the podcast, Katherine Manthorne returns to discuss her book “Women in the Dark: Female Photographers 1840 to 1900.” The conversation explores the overlooked contributions of female photographers during the early days of photography, highlighting their innovative approaches and resilience in a male-dominated field. Manthorne shares insights into her research process, which began at flea markets and led to the discovery of numerous female photographers through their photo cards and studio stamps. The discussion also touches on the societal conditions that allowed women to enter the field of photography, the unique challenges they faced, and the significant yet unrecognized roles they played in the industry.

Key Points:

• Manthorne’s research began with an interest in old photographs found at flea markets, leading to the discovery of female photographers.
• Women entered photography as it was a new field without established gender hierarchies, providing them opportunities for financial independence and creative expression.
• Many women photographers were not recognized during their lifetimes, and their contributions are only now being rediscovered.
• The podcast highlights specific stories of female photographers who managed studios, worked in retouching, and even ventured into landscape photography, a challenging feat at the time.
• The societal and economic conditions of the 19th century allowed women to work in photography, often as a necessity due to widowhood or lack of other employment opportunities.

Related Episodes:

Episode 105: Women in the Dark: Female Photographers in the U.S. 1850-1900

Episode 91: Suffragists and Suffragettes: Fashion and the Vote

Links:

• Katherine Manthorne website
• Sign up for my newsletter.
• Watch my YouTube Channel.
• Like the Photo Detective Facebook Page so you get notified of my Facebook Live videos.
• Need help preserving your photos? Check out Maureen’s Preserving Family Photographs ebook 
• Need help identifying family photos? Check out The Family Photo Detective ebook
• Have a photo you need help identifying? Sign up for photo consultation.

About My Guest:

Katherine Manthorne writes about landscape art across the Americas and the contribution of women to 19th century art and culture. Currently an art history professor at the Graduate Center, City University of New York, she has been a visiting professor in Venice, Copenhagen, and Berlin. Her publications include Home on the Hudson Women and Men Painting Landscape, 1825-1875 and Restless Enterprise: The Art and LIfe of Eliza Pratt Greatorex 

About Maureen Taylor:

Maureen Taylor, The Photo Detective^Òhelps clients with photo-related genealogical problems. Her pioneering work in historic photo research has earned her the title “the nation’s foremost historical photo detective” by The Wall Street Journal and appearances on The View, The Today Show, Pawn Stars, and others.   Learn more at Maureentaylor.com

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