Mar
22
Photograph albums have come in many formats.
With the coming of photography, average people were at last able to share and save the likenesses of their family and friends. Collecting photographs of famous people soon became a popular hobby. A single family photograph album might show a well-loved grandparent sharing the page with Civil War generals or celebrity actors.
This issue of the Archival Chronicle discusses the development of photography and how its role in our lives has grown and changed throughout its history.