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How we create titles In this example, identifying information has been hand-written on the back of the print. One of the most difficult jobs of the researcher is to decipher illegible hand-writing. How this information was used in the catalog record is shown below. |
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| Title | Samuel Lewis, Lake Mills, Jefferson Co Wis. |
| Call Number | Z-519 |
| Summary | Studio portrait of Samuel F. Lewis, Colorado Volunteers, First Cavalry Regiment, Company F. |
| Date | [between 1861 and 1864?] |
| Photographer | Chamberlain, W. G. (William Gunnison), 1815-1910. |
| Collection | First Colorado Cavalry album. |
| Notes | Title inked on verso, with "P.O. Address (?)." Penciled on accompanying album page: "1st Regt Colo. Volunteers Co F." |
| Carte de visite once inserted in accompanying embossed, leather bound album with metal clasps. | |
| Source: Dana Durand. | |
| Photo Materials | 1 photoprint on carte de visite mount ; 10 x 6 cm. (4 x 2 1/2 in.) |
| Condition | Condition: dirt marks. |
| Copyright | Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library. |
| See Also | Lewis, Samuel F. |
| People. United States. Army. Colorado Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1862-1865) | |
| Cavalry 1860-1870. Colorado | |
| Military officers 1860-1870. Colorado | |
| Cartes de visite. | |
| Imaged. | |
| Portrait Photographs. | |
| URL | http://photoswest.org/cgi-bin/imager?11000519+Z-519 |
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In this example, the title is taken from inked lettering on the photoprint. |
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| Title | July 4th 1903 "Alpine Park" |
| Call Number | X-13368 |
| Summary | Alpine Park in Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado; men, women, children, and babies pose during a Fourth (4th) of July picnic; shows a baby stroller and a faceted bandstand or pavilion. |
| Date | 1903. |
| Notes | Formerly F18512. |
| Title inked on front of original. Penciled on back of photoprint: "People are from Turret." | |
| Photo Materials | 1 copy photonegative ; 10 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.) |
| 1 photoprint ; 10 x 17 cm. (4 x 6 1/2 in.) on sheet 13 x 18 cm. (5 x 7 in.) | |
| Copyright | Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library. |
| See Also | Women 1900-1910. Colorado Salida |
| Children 1900-1910. Colorado Salida | |
| Picnics 1900-1910. Colorado Salida | |
| Parks 1900-1910. Colorado Salida | |
| Infants 1900-1910. Colorado Salida | |
| Fourth of July celebrations 1900-1910. Colorado Salida | |
| Alpine Park (Salida, Colo.) 1900-1910. | |
| Salida (Colo.) 1900-1910. | |
| Film negatives. | |
| Photographic prints. | |
| Imaged. | |
| Group portraits. | |
| URL | http://photoswest.org/cgi-bin/imager?10013368+X-13368 |
For this image, the title was taken from a note that was attached to the back of the print. We are not sure who attached the note or at what time. Spelling and grammatical errors are not changed, but corrections are included to assist customers.
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| Title | A Tallmadge and Lilley stage-coach photographed in their Boulder corral [sic] |
| Call Number | X-21852 |
| Summary | Men ride a Talmage and Lilly Company horse-drawn stagecoach in Boulder (Boulder County), Colorado. A sign on a nearby building reads: "Livery Feed Sa[le] Talmage & Lil[ly]." |
| Date | between 1898 and 1904. |
| Notes | Title and historical information from typewritten note attached to back of print. |
| Formerly F7199. | |
| Source: Capt. Kemp. | |
| Photo Materials | 1 photoprint ; 17 x 24 cm. (6 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.) |
| 1 copy negative ; 21 x 26 cm. (8 x 10 in.) | |
| Copyright | Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library. |
| See Also | 1890-1910. Talmage Lilly Company |
| Transportation 1890-1910. Colorado Boulder | |
| Stagecoaches 1890-1910. Colorado Boulder | |
| Boulder (Colo.) 1890-1910 | |
| Photographic prints. | |
| Film negatives. | |
| Imaged. | |
| URL | http://photoswest.org/cgi-bin/imager?10021852+X-21852 |
In this example, the cataloging staff has supplied the title.
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| Title | Actress |
| Call Number | X-22083 |
| Summary | Lucille Ferry poses in a costume from the play "The Sunbird," produced in Denver, Colorado, by the Denver Community Players. Outfit includes gauze, strap sandals, and a sunburst hat. |
| Date | [between 1920 and 1940?] |
| Photographer | Mead-Pursell Studio. |
| Notes | Title supplied; photographer's byline embossed in original photoprint with: "an un-retouched proof from... Telephone Champa 4406 Denver, Colorado." |
| Formerly F40059. | |
| Photo Materials | 1 photoprint ; 25 x 20 cm. (10 x 8 in.) |
| 1 photoprint ; 18 x 13 cm. (7 x 5 in.) | |
| 1 copy photonegative ; 13 x 10 cm. (5 x 4 in.) | |
| Copyright | Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library. |
| See Also | Ferry, Lucille |
| Women 1920-1940. Colorado Denver | |
| Actresses 1920-1940. Colorado Denver | |
| Costumes 1920-1940. Colorado Denver | |
| Denver (Colo.) 1920-1940. | |
| Film negatives. | |
| Portraits. | |
| Photographic prints. | |
| Imaged. | |
| URL | http://photoswest.org/cgi-bin/imager?10022083+X-22083 |