Make & keep
Share an old strip with its context intact
Give the recipient names and uncertainty without cluttering the photograph.
A family chat can identify a face faster than an afternoon alone with an album. It can also detach a picture from its original note. Send enough context that a saved copy will still make sense after the conversation scrolls away.
Prepare an access copy
For our sharing worksheet, make a clearly named copy and leave the master unchanged. Supply a separate caption with known names, an approximate date when necessary and the object reference. Ask recipients to return corrections as notes rather than rewriting the only version of the caption.
Ask for evidence, not just a vote
A useful question is: do you recognise frame 3, and what makes you think so? Record the answer and who supplied it. Keep a recollection separate from something written on the original. If a relative corrects a name, update the catalogue and leave a brief note about the earlier attribution.
Agree any wider sharing
Private recognition is different from public publication. Ask before turning a family identification request into a social post or website illustration. If someone supplies a story, confirm whether it may travel with the image. Preserve the original note even when the public caption is shorter.