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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs => Topic started by: johnthepom on Sunday 08 March 09 02:02 GMT (UK)

Title: Restore and Date if poss.
Post by: johnthepom on Sunday 08 March 09 02:02 GMT (UK)
Could somebody please have a go at restoring these pictures of my g grandfather and his children including my nana.  Also dates if poss
Thanks
John
Title: Re: Restore and Date if poss.
Post by: johnthepom on Sunday 08 March 09 02:04 GMT (UK)
Kids
Title: Re: Restore and Date if poss.
Post by: chinakay on Sunday 08 March 09 02:27 GMT (UK)
Hi John...dating would be tough...men and childern are hard to date, especially men in uniform.

Do you have the originals? Are they actual photos, or from the newspaper?

Cheers,
China
Title: Re: Restore and Date if poss.
Post by: willow154 on Sunday 08 March 09 02:45 GMT (UK)
Where is Pollard Street, John?
We might be lucky and find some old photos online of firemen in that particular area. I recently helped someone, on the Staffordshire board, who was tring to date their fireman ancestor. We were really lucky and found some photographs the Staffordshire Past Track site.
Otherwsie, as China says uniforms can be diffficult.

China, do you think that's a ginger tom in the children's photo? ;D
Title: Re: Restore and Date if poss.
Post by: chinakay on Sunday 08 March 09 02:51 GMT (UK)
Uhh...looks like a black & white to me, Paulene... :P ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Restore and Date if poss.
Post by: willow154 on Sunday 08 March 09 02:55 GMT (UK)
 ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Restore and Date if poss.
Post by: johnthepom on Sunday 08 March 09 03:20 GMT (UK)
 
    Hi Girls

     Yes i think ginger tom in the kids photo black and white in the mens photo.

      The photos were taken from a book that i don't have afraid Mad jack was the station officer from 23.7.1903; retired medically 17.7.1908. at Pollard st Ancoats Manchester. In the childrens photo top left is my nanna Mary Ellen Slater holding my Uncle Arthur in the high chair next to her are two brothers don't know wich is wich bottom row left another brother then my Aunty Alice Then maybe another brother? on this one. Think the pic of kids app 1908 as uncle Arthur B. 1908 just before he retired injured.
Title: Re: Restore and Date if poss.
Post by: chinakay on Sunday 08 March 09 04:40 GMT (UK)
Only thing I can see in the children's pic that I might be able to stick a date on would be the giant lace collar on that girl on the right side...they were popular around 1910-195 or so...just a thought...

Cheers,
China
Title: Re: Restore and Date if poss.
Post by: terry h on Sunday 08 March 09 14:47 GMT (UK)
A try from me

Terry
Title: Re: Restore and Date if poss.
Post by: terry h on Sunday 08 March 09 14:48 GMT (UK)
And the other one

Terry
Title: Re: Restore and Date if poss.
Post by: old rowley on Sunday 08 March 09 16:32 GMT (UK)
The photograph of the firemen I would place somewhere between 1902 and 1905 as the caps that they are wearing resemble the peakless Brodrick cap which was introduced in the army in 1902 (to be replaced by the SD cap in 1905)with many fire services picking it up for their own use around about the same time.

Have you tried the Greater Manchester Fire Service Museum in Rochdale? if not they can be contacted via
museum@manchester.gov.uk

old rowley