Addenda
Beginning in July 2006, an additional feature was added to our Gallery. In cases where we do not yet have an acceptable photo for a print, we now sometimes direct you to an alternative source for an image, e.g. usually known and available books. We regard such images as useful but not appropriate for permanent inclusion in the Gallery. We will thus be upgrading with better photos as they become available.
As 2008 begins, we can review our progress in developing this Gallery. We now have 5451 photos as of 15 January. This represents more than a 10% increase since August 2006. In addition, we have been able to upgrade the quality of many of the photos as we gain access to better material. Moreover, the number of previously unlisted (not in Gale) has grown to 589. Our previous estimate of 8500 titles done by the firm appears more and more realistic.It is now February 2009. We started this Gallery site in April 2002. Thus, in a little less than 7 years, we have accumulated 5585 photos (as of 26 January 2009). We still estimate the total number of titles done by Currier & Ives, N. Currier and Charles Currier to be about 8500, so we still have a way to go to complete this Gallery. The search for additional photos has slowed, as might be expected. But the search is still fun. And the site seems to be serving its purpose as a unique reference source. We experience up to 1600 queries each month. An interesting statistic is that the number of previously unlisted titles (not in Gale) continues to grow and is now at 632.