New methodology for historical photo analysis in transport research and Vienna case study

What is it about?

We have developed a new methodology for analyzing historical photographs in transport history research using newly available technologies . We apply this methodology to a case study of the streets around the Vienna State Opera House in the period from 1860-1949, and explore broader applications of newly available technologies for historical research.

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Why is it important?

We provide a template for inter-disciplinary research that leverages the benefits of large databases and an interactive timeline tool that we developed. This tool can be used for further research and allows us to apply both a qualitative and quantitative approach to photo analysis.