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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs => Topic started by: nickspud on Friday 30 October 09 22:08 GMT (UK)
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Hello
This is a picture of the back of an old photo. Believe it or not there is an inscription in pencil on it.
It is not quite legible enough to make out.
I was hoping some of you kind people could use your wizardy to decipher it.
Thank you
Nick
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Does it say ? ? to John and Family
Terry
Or ? from John and Family
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I think it does, and I think it first says "From Ann"
Nina
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Hi Nick
Try shining a torch across the writing, parallel to the back of the photo (ie not straight at it). It helped with one of mine
Linda
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Thanks for your efforts Terry and Nina
I tried angling the actual picture in sunlight and thought the first bit said M or Mr Turner.
From your picture, I was a mile out!
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Thanks for the tip Linda, I'll give it a try.
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Here's another one to consider, does the first line say "Love from". The first letter of the second word looks similar to the f in "family"
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I think there's a lot more writing there, after having a fiddle with my photo software. Something beginning with M and the name could be George, not John.
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Thanks for your input Jool.
This is getting rather interesting now!
I've tried Lindas' tip and it definately looks like 'M ( or Mr) Turner'.
I'm going to take another pic and post it on here - maybe the first one didn't have all the text on it.
Nick
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Well here is another shot of the picture pack. I think I didn't have all the writing on the last shot.
If you look carefully you can almost make out some of the writing with the naked eye.
Hope this makes it a bit simpler to read.....