Do you collect old photographs?

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Permalink Reply by Sherry Hall on July 9, 2009 at 10:57pm

I collect/save photos, bibles and family papers that no one seems to want, with the hope of returning them to family. I have done some research on several of them to see if I can find any family that may be interested in them. I have returned a furlough request from 1942 but still looking for more families.

Permalink Reply by Brett Payne on July 10, 2009 at 2:32am

I collect old portait photographs, and images of them, by studios in the county of Derbyshire, England.
Derbyshire Photographers and Photographic Studios

I also collect other old photographs that catch my eye and are within my meagre budget/price range, either because they have interesting or identified subjects, or because they demonstrate some aspect of photohistory that I think would be of interest to my Photo-Sleuth readers. I'd love to buy more - there are so many fascinating photographs on offer on eBay each day - but finances are very limited, and I'm sure they will all find good homes eventually.

Regards, Brett

Permalink Reply by Norman Dagen on March 30, 2011 at 4:45am

  I also enjoy photographs that are unusual in some sense, and find many that I am interested in on Ebay.  I am a little fascinated with the facial hair of the Civil war period up to the 1900's.  What confuses me is the inequity of price, without any real difference in condition, value, or composition.  I have purchased a few items on Ebay relatively cheaply and then find some sellers who simply believe because an item is old, therefore it must be worth an arm and a leg.  A few days ago,  I found a seller with 80 pages of items that seemed to be completely over priced, CDVs starting around $20 and up.  I did a text only review of the seller's photographs and found that of all the pages of items available, ONE photograph had a bid for $19. I understand that pricing is subjective and those photographs that are identified, or containing "hint" information might be considered worth more,  but what is a reasonable price tag for photos of this type?  Three examples from auctions.  Priced $9.99, $1.00 and $15.00 - can you tell which price belongs to which photograph?

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Permalink Reply by Robin R. Cordell-Inge on August 10, 2009 at 9:27pm

I love to collect old Western, Cowboy, Cowgirl Photos....

Permalink Reply by Susi (Susan C Jones) Pentico on June 24, 2013 at 10:49pm

Old, ancient family photo's etc.  I became the keeper of the photo's some where along the line.  Thanks Grandad you did prepare me a bit.