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Title: what year?
Post by: loubla on Saturday 18 August 07 12:42 BST (UK)

Hi everyone.
What year do you think this photograph was taken.
This is my first try at posting a picture,so fingers crossed.

Title: Re: what year?
Post by: peely on Saturday 18 August 07 13:44 BST (UK)

Welcome to roots chat Loubla,
                    can you read the name of the ship on the boys hat ?
That might give you a clue.

Title: Re: what year?
Post by: Tephra on Saturday 18 August 07 14:56 BST (UK)

Welcome to RC Loubla, hope you find it as interesting as I have ........ and as much fun.

For what it's worth, I think the photo might be around 1910 ish ........ don't know why, just a feeling.

Barbara

Title: Re: what year?
Post by: Lydart on Saturday 18 August 07 15:05 BST (UK)

Hello Loubla ... welcome to RC !

You could try posting the pic on the Photo Restoration board; then Old Rowley will be sure to see it ... but I think the way RC works, you will first have to rename your picture, otherwise it will tell you there is already a picture with that name ! 

Title: Re: what year?
Post by: g a r on Sunday 19 August 07 01:29 BST (UK)

Here's a detail of the hat.

the last few letters look like

...oram

Title: Re: what year?
Post by: Tephra on Sunday 19 August 07 01:39 BST (UK)

******sham perhaps .......... made my eyes water looking at that         ;D


Barbara

Title: Re: what year?
Post by: PrueM on Sunday 19 August 07 01:55 BST (UK)

Hello loubla  :)

I would say the photo dates from around 1900, maybe 1905 or a little later.

Do you have the original?  What does the back look like?

Cheers
Prue

Title: Re: what year?
Post by: loubla on Sunday 19 August 07 10:16 BST (UK)

Hi Prue.

I don't have the picture,i believe my cousin has it.
I'll ask what the back looks like.

Would the hat come from a naval ship,we did have some naval people in the family but i'm sure that would of been later than the turn of the century.

Title: Re: what year?
Post by: celia on Monday 20 August 07 18:58 BST (UK)

I cant see any letters on the hat at all only a zig zag pattern
It looks a bit small if it's an Adult Hat/Cap :-\
That looks like a rosset on the left of the cap with the braid trailing.It looks French to me

Celia

Title: Re: what year?
Post by: philipsearching on Monday 20 August 07 19:09 BST (UK)

The only possibilities I can see are CHATHAM or BARHAM.  Pre WW1 seems about right for the date.

Philip

Title: Re: what year?
Post by: loubla on Monday 20 August 07 19:36 BST (UK)

Hi everyone.

We had alot of russian ships coming to scarborough,so maybe that's where the hat comes from.

louise