Faces without Time, Photograph Identification from 1859-1900

Date: Wednesday, May 23  [in conjunction with the 2018 Annual Meeting]

Time: 8:00-12:00

Cost: $50

Location: Hotel Palacio Del Rio, San Antonio, Texas

Trainer: Chester Cowen

Description: This workshop will give hands on training to identify photographs dating from 1859-1900, concentrating on portraits.  The workshop will look at methods for establishing date ranges by looking at specific photographers, fashions, backdrops, mounting thicknesses, mounting colors, and edge treatments for board stock mounted photographs and tintype masks.  Cowen will bring examples originating from every state in the SSA region for attendees to examine.  Attendees may also bring photographs from their own institution to practice identification.