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Title: Trying to date photo
Post by: alimully on Monday 24 January 11 09:31 GMT (UK)

Hi,
This photo was among many I inherited from my aunt. Unofrtunately many were not labelled, I would like to date this photo. It is on metal plate and apologies for the quality the phot itself is rather damaged

Thank you in advance for any information

Alison

Title: Re: Trying to date photo
Post by: maidmarianoops on Monday 24 January 11 12:48 GMT (UK)

put this info on rootschat search

Re: Help Dating TinType Photos            charlypp



this info is on this site



sylvia

Title: Re: Trying to date photo
Post by: jim1 on Monday 24 January 11 15:53 GMT (UK)

An 1880's tintype.possibly a wedding photo as the woman has a corsage & is drawing the viewers attention to her left hand (right hand in this as tintypes are in reverse).
Tintypes at this time were really only used by itinerant photographers & hadn't been used in studios for about a decade,however they were still commonplace in the USA.

jim

Title: Re: Trying to date photo
Post by: alimully on Tuesday 25 January 11 17:23 GMT (UK)

Thanks for the help, thought it might be irish but there was family that had gone to the USA so that would fit in.