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Title: Date and cleanup please
Post by: robbo43 on Wednesday 25 February 09 20:25 GMT (UK)
One of my father's sellotape jobs.  The back is not visible, previously glued into another album and the surface of that card remained firmly attached to the back of the photo when it was removed by him and put in the current album.

It looks very like my Aunt Rose, born in 1902.  But do the clothes, style, backdrop etc (and the aspidistra!) agree with that ID?

Thanks.  Robert
Title: Re: Date and cleanup please
Post by: PrueM on Wednesday 25 February 09 20:33 GMT (UK)
Hi Robert  :)

I'd say it could well be Aunt Rose, the photo seems to date from around the first world war period, up to about 1920 at the latest.  I'd say she's about 15 or so in the pic.

Cheers
Prue
Title: Re: Date and cleanup please
Post by: robbo43 on Wednesday 25 February 09 20:44 GMT (UK)
Hi Prue,

Thanks.  I'd thought about 14 which isn't far out, but I am no good on ages.  I just wasn't sure about the studio background being right.

Robert
Title: Re: Date and cleanup please
Post by: tabsearch on Wednesday 25 February 09 20:48 GMT (UK)
Hi Rob

A quick try from me

David
Title: Re: Date and cleanup please
Post by: tabsearch on Wednesday 25 February 09 20:54 GMT (UK)
And a b&w
Title: Re: Date and cleanup please
Post by: RecycledHippy on Wednesday 25 February 09 20:58 GMT (UK)
One from me

Hippy :) :) :)
Title: Re: Date and cleanup please
Post by: Finley 1 on Wednesday 25 February 09 21:10 GMT (UK)
and play time from me

xin
Title: Re: Date and cleanup please
Post by: chinakay on Wednesday 25 February 09 21:33 GMT (UK)
The clothing, the pose and the dreamy backdrop are quite similar to this postcard photo in my collection...I don't know who she is but she helpfully signed the back with her first name, Daisy, and the date--August, 1914.

But that aspidistra looks like it's been to the front :P ;D

Cheers,
China
Title: Re: Date and cleanup please
Post by: Finley 1 on Wednesday 25 February 09 22:16 GMT (UK)
it isnt allowing me to post .. maybe this time 

i had an attempt at colouring and it doesnt want it on the board...  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Date and cleanup please
Post by: boggabarrett on Thursday 26 February 09 01:23 GMT (UK)
My attempt at colouring, couldn't get much colour on her face

Bogga
Title: Re: Date and cleanup please
Post by: robbo43 on Thursday 26 February 09 16:16 GMT (UK)
Thanks for the restorations folks, brilliant as ever.

China, do you think your Daisy (1914) looks a bit like my Daisy (1915)?

Regards
Robert
Title: Re: Date and cleanup please
Post by: chinakay on Thursday 26 February 09 16:26 GMT (UK)
Somewhat, I suppose, but yours is older...

Cheers,
China
Title: Re: Date and cleanup please
Post by: robbo43 on Thursday 26 February 09 16:37 GMT (UK)
Yes, 26.  Appears to be a long standing tradition in my family of marrying in their late 20s.

Cheers.  Robert