Langdon & Langdon

  Photo Dating
  Photo Comparison

THIS SITE IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION

I am the same person who had the website Langdon's List of 19th & Early 20th Century Photographers which was founded in 2006. That original site is now gone due to hosting issues.

To begin I am announcing that the Photo Dating Service and Photo Comparison Service will soon be available and Contact Information will be posted as soon as possible.


Barbara Langdon

Langdon & Langdon

March 28, 2024


The Photo Dating Service will provide you with an email PDF report, giving the approximate time in which an image was created, based on the type of photo and the studio setting. I will tell you as much as I can about the photo, narrowing the time frame in which it was taken and tell you about the clothing, hair style and jewelry and the person's approximate age at the time he or she was photographed. If there is more than one individual in a photo, each will be described. 

The charge is $30.00 for the first photo. Each additional photo at the same time, would be $20.00 for each with a limit of five (5) images in one research report.

Instructions 

Please send a scan of each photo. If there is a photographer's mark on the reverse, send a scan of the back as well. Please include the dimensions of the image, for instance, a cabinet photo is about 4 1/4 by 6 1/2 inches and a carte de visite is 2 1/2 by 4 inches. Is anything written on the back? Occasionally there may be faded handwriting in pencil or just indentations left from writing. If you do not have scans, photocopies sent through the mail will be fine. 

Payment 

Personal check, cash or money order. 

For more information contact:  Langdonbr@Langdonroad.com


A Detailed Photo Comparison will provide you with a PDF report sent to your email address. I will tell you if they are the same person or not and provide an explanation and details as to why I arrive at that conclusion based on facial characteristics and other elements. Analysis of facial characteristics for one photo compared with one, two or three other photos maximum, suspected to be of the same person. The individuals in the photos may be of any age. 

The charge for a Detailed Photo Comparison is $30.00

Instructions 

I work with images sent to my email address or sent through the mail: 

1. Scans of your pictures sent to my email address. 

2. Images taken with a camera/phone sent to my email address. 

3. Photocopies of photos sent to my physical mailing address. 

If your photos are not clear enough to work with, I will refund your payment.

Payment 

Personal check, cash or money order. 

For more information contact: Langdonbr@Langdonroad.com