Photo Size and Download Time Comparison
3"x 2" image at 72 dpi, 28K file
Take note of the speed of the download on the first time the image downloads.
Your hard drive will "cache" images for faster call-up
when the page is closed and opened up within a short period of time.
Allegheny at B&O Railroad Museum, 9/24/00
4"x 6" image at 72 dpi, 44K file
Santa Fe PA's at Kansas City to take No.12 east in July 1965
4-3/4"x 8" image at 72 dpi, 146K file
Erie PA on the Lake Cities at 21st Street Chicago, 6/16/64
8"x 10" image at 72 dpi, 180K file
Some images can be improved and speeded up simply by cropping them
as shown below, with the 180K file reduced to 124K while improving
the proportions and balance of the image.
Erie PA on the Lake Cities at 21st Street Chicago, 6/16/64
6"x 10" image at 72 dpi, 124K file
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