Most of the photos on this site were extracted from reference images (high-resolution tiffs, 20 to 200 megabytes in size) from the Library of Congress research archive. (To query the database click here.) Many were digitized by LOC contractors using a Sinar studio back. They are adjusted by your webmaster for contrast and color in Photoshop before being downsized and turned into the jpegs you see here.
I'm extremely interested in my family lineage so the dates of these pictures are fascinating to me! I have fallen in love with the incredible people and places in these old photos. I visit the site EVERYDAY! I hope to add some of my own family!