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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs => Topic started by: RobinEssex on Wednesday 12 January 11 10:07 GMT (UK)
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Please help with dating this photo.
I don't know who the two ladies are,only that they are in my family tree...... somewhere.
Any help with dating the photo and/or info regarding their possible ages would be very useful.
many thanks,
Rob :)
(http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f352/aerodrome/twowomen.jpg)
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looks like mother and daughter about 1890s 1900
sylvia
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No. Mid 1920s.
Is there anything printed on the back?
Cheers,
China
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Thank you sylvia & china for your replies.
I don't have the original photo but i know who does so i'll try and find out if there's anything on its back.
Thanks again.
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Agree early-mid 1920's.
Birth dates probably around 1870 & 1900.
jim
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jim, many thanks for your photo / age dates.
china, unfortunately i've now been told that the rear of the photograph has no printing / written infomation at all.
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So, it's not a postcard, then.
Well still you have a date to work with.
Cheers,
China
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Could be up to about 1930...I have a photo of my (then!) very fashionable grandmother wearing an almost identical outfit to the younger lady, which was taken in 1931.
Cheers
Prue
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Prue, thank you for your reply. That widens the timespan to anytime during the 1920's (and beyond) which is interesting. Thanks again.
China,i've been in touch with the photo's owner and have now been informed that it is indeed a postcard photo. They have now sent me a scan which should be below which hopefully will narrow the dating again.
Thanks again to everyone for their info and feedback.
(http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f352/aerodrome/postcard.jpg)
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Okay...photo+postcard back-stamp box=after 1923 :)
Prue could be right....hemlines went back down again in 1929, so if they're not going up for the first time they could be going up for the second time :)
Cheers,
China
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Here's Nana's piccie...
(http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pruesfamily/Ingram%20photos_files/Nana-Cotter-Dam-1931ish.jpg)
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china, many thanks for the postcard dating. So my photo dates from between 1924 - 1931, with perhaps late 1920's being the best guess?
prue, thanks for sharing your photo of your nana. Her pose,clothing and even the background radiates a kind of 'military' feel to the photo.
Incidentally,i notice you are researching the Francis family in Essex. I have Francis ancestors born in Colchester,Essex, during the 1820's if that ties in with your family.