We just added a parallel collection of photographic and painted portraits. It is amazing how differently the same person looks when...

This unsigned photo provided a clue, which helped us figure out its location. Can you spot it? The photo is focused on tall bushes to the...

In the 1900s, cameras often used glass plates. You could not take too many of them on a trip. Fragile and heavy, glass plates had to be...

"My historical photo collection now numbers more than 30,000 items, but it began modestly as a project to study the history of my...