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As WorthPoint®’s founder and CEO Will Seippel will tell you, photographs are lots of fun but can be tricky to collect. Photo albums are a staple at just about any flea market, but it can be difficult to determine their value. Only those who can pick out the clues within the frame and do enough research to decipher them can unlock the potential value of the photograph. Simple details—like the style of a subject’s footwear or a flag in the background—can go a long way in helping you determine the context of a photograph. A wise aspiring photo collector knows that every object in the frame is worth some research.
Fortunately for us, Will’s been shopping for antiques in California long enough to recognize an iconic (and valuable) image. To see what separates a potentially pricey photo from just another family album, watch our conversation with Will. You’ll also discover just how much one of these photographs could sell for, even though we found it in a Salvation Army warehouse!
And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. As you enjoy the many delights of cinema’s summer blockbuster season, Will has a collection of photographs to help you travel back in time to celebrate a different movie era. Silent films marked the beginning of a new era in the evolution of entertainment, and the faces in these photographs shaped Hollywood as we know it today. Who could resist these pieces of film history? From silver-screen heartthrobs to one of the first female power players in Hollywood, Will has the photographs (complete with autographs!) to delight photo fiends and cinephiles alike. Watch the full video where Will shows off some of his favorite pieces in the collection, and subscribe to his YouTube channel for deep dives into all things antiques, from paper restoration and fine art to sports memorabilia.
In addition to her role as HIP’s curator of photography, Allison Radomski is a writer and filmmaker. She spends her days hunting for analog cameras, scoring her own movies in her laundry closet, and building her collections of Polaroids and handkerchiefs. She has degrees in cinema & media studies and religious studies from the University of Chicago.
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