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Title: same child in two photos
Post by: Patricia Greber on Wednesday 30 March 11 21:55 BST (UK)
I have two old tintypes that the wonderful restorers on this board have helped me with. I have been trying to determine if the child in both the photos is the same person. Does anyone know who would be able to look at the photos and give me a guess?
Patricia
Title: Re: same child in two photos
Post by: jim1 on Wednesday 30 March 11 23:29 BST (UK)
everybody on here.
jim
Title: Re: same child in two photos
Post by: PrueM on Wednesday 30 March 11 23:37 BST (UK)
Patricia, is this the thread?

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,479149.0.html

I notice that China (on that thread) thought they might be the same, but wasn't 100% sure. 

To me they don't look alike enough for me to be able to say they're the same child.  Sorry  :-\

Cheers
Prue
Title: Re: same child in two photos
Post by: Seoras on Thursday 31 March 11 00:29 BST (UK)
Similar,especially around the ears ;D.
Title: Re: same child in two photos
Post by: oldtimer on Thursday 31 March 11 09:24 BST (UK)
I'd agree with China and say that it could be the same boy.
Title: Re: same child in two photos
Post by: Gadget on Thursday 31 March 11 10:08 BST (UK)
Not enough to go on but I think the eyes are different
Title: Re: same child in two photos
Post by: Neohet on Thursday 31 March 11 10:20 BST (UK)
Very difficult to be sure. Facial features at that age seem to change from day to day, I know, I have a 7 week old son and he looks different now to how he did 2 weeks ago!
Having said that, ears are usually the telling feature as they don't change, and these two do look very similar.

Regards,
Matt T.
Title: Re: same child in two photos
Post by: ceedee on Thursday 31 March 11 21:16 BST (UK)
I think they may be related but the ear lobes on them look different and as these don't change a lot, (as matt said) different child, the one on the left has bigger ear lobes (the bottom fleshy bit) than the child on the right, also eyebrows different (I used to look at passport photos for fraudulent applications and this is what they told us to look for)
Title: Re: same child in two photos
Post by: Ubrose on Thursday 31 March 11 21:32 BST (UK)
I think the eyes as well as the brows are different.  I think this is a picture of two different boys.  Facial bone structure is wider on one more than the other.
Title: Re: same child in two photos
Post by: Patricia Greber on Thursday 31 March 11 21:36 BST (UK)
Thank you for all the responses. The photos still are a puzzle to me!