Documenting Images

Document¹⁾ the contents of the photo in a .txt file (here is a template). For each photo, include the following information:

Field	Description
`File`	The filename from above.
`Hash`	The cryptographic hash of the file such as `sha1:6620fae809b7fecb6dc18335065199d4a479cd88`. Be sure to specify the hash function such as `sha1` or `md5`. The hash is a “fingerprint” of the file that you can use to check whether the contents have changed or become corrupted. You can use software such as WinHasher²⁾ to generate the hash.
`Date of Photograph`	The date the photograph was taken. An approximate date is fine, but try to narrow it down to within 2 years.
`Description`	A description of the photo. Where was it taken? What's in the photo? Pretend like you are describing it to a blind person.
`Comments`	Background information about the photograph. Put it into a historical or family history perspective.
`Photographer`	The name of the person who took the photo, if known.
`Source`	Who was the photograph obtained from? If it's your photo, write your own name. If it's in an estate or museum collection, provide the name of the collection.
`Image`	Information about the digital image. What was the image scanned from, a slide, negative, print, other? What equipment and software was used to scan the photograph? Who scanned the photograph? When was it scanned?