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Title: Can anyone identify which year this photo is from?
Post by: Andy001 on Monday 02 October 06 12:43 BST (UK)
Can anyone tell aproximately when this photo was taken?

ANY ideas about what type of people they were from their clothes?
Title: Re: Can anyone identify which year this photo is from?
Post by: Keith Bateman on Monday 02 October 06 14:40 BST (UK)

I'm useless at this - but would say 1925 - but will wait for everyone to contradict me!!  ;D ;D

As for their status - they look upper middle class  - whatever that meant - but everyone dresses up for a photo! ;)

Keith
Title: Re: Can anyone identify which year this photo is from?
Post by: Andy001 on Monday 02 October 06 14:44 BST (UK)
Ta for that,Keith :)
Title: Re: Can anyone identify which year this photo is from?
Post by: PrueM on Monday 02 October 06 22:09 BST (UK)
Hi Andy, I would say about the same as Keith (great minds think alike  ;D ) - around 1920-25.
Cheers!  :)
Prue
Title: Re: Can anyone identify which year this photo is from?
Post by: Gadget on Monday 02 October 06 22:15 BST (UK)
Same as Prue and Keith with dates and I would say middle class (possibly trade rather than professional)  from the house and garden and, secondly,  the clothes and posed informality  :D

Gadget
Title: Re: Can anyone identify which year this photo is from?
Post by: Andy001 on Tuesday 03 October 06 14:33 BST (UK)
Cheers for all the opinions :)
Title: Re: Can anyone identify which year this photo is from?
Post by: clockpelter on Friday 06 October 06 00:23 BST (UK)
Hi
The 1920's wre a very relaxed post war era- the formality and dress looks more like Edwardian- 19o1 = 14
Regards
Clock
Title: Re: Can anyone identify which year this photo is from?
Post by: Andy001 on Friday 06 October 06 08:15 BST (UK)
I thought,perhaps:
the man and woman on the right were my Gt Gt Grandparents:
William Briggs born 1855+Sarah Briggs born 1845  (45+55 in 1900)

the young man and girl in the middle were their children
The man born between 1879-1882,The girl born 1885 (21-18  and 15 in 1900)

and the man on the left,looks like a brother of he man on the right,I know one lived near him-Joe born 1867 (33 in 1900)

If the photo was taken 1900-1905 I could be right,if its much later,I can't imagine who they are!!

Title: Re: Can anyone identify which year this photo is from?
Post by: boggabarrett on Friday 06 October 06 08:44 BST (UK)
Judging by the fact that the bottom buttons are done up on the waistcoats I would say it is pre 1900, King Edward kept getting fatter and couldn't do his bottom button up so it became customary not to do the bottom button up after about 1900.
Title: Re: Can anyone identify which year this photo is from?
Post by: Andy001 on Friday 06 October 06 09:17 BST (UK)
  I've never heard that before!! :) That could really help!
I bet the bloke on the left was glad of that custom,his bottom one is almost popping off!!

When did Edward reign from?1901-???
Title: Re: Can anyone identify which year this photo is from?
Post by: kelly on Friday 06 October 06 09:21 BST (UK)
Edward died in May 1910
Title: Re: Can anyone identify which year this photo is from?
Post by: idmmdi on Friday 06 October 06 20:38 BST (UK)
the Age concern 'Time Capsule' site has many photos of people in decade order. It may help to place the fashion.

http://www.ace.org.uk/TimeCapsule/index.htm
Title: Re: Can anyone identify which year this photo is from?
Post by: Andy001 on Saturday 07 October 06 20:29 BST (UK)
Thanks for that,I had a look,but still can't be quite sure! I guess unless you had the money to keep up with fashions,your clothes could be a few years out of date.

If anyone looks at the site,check out the Lady from Saltaire-her baby's hair can't be real,it looks as if someone photoshopped the mums  hair onto it!!!