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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs => Topic started by: Paulmag on Thursday 21 April 11 22:07 BST (UK)

Title: Queries/Restoration
Post by: Paulmag on Thursday 21 April 11 22:07 BST (UK)
Can anyone decipher the photographer's initials? - it is a County Antrim village.

Any idea of date?

Would it be possible to make any improvements especially with the people posing?
Title: Re: Queries/Restoration
Post by: Opusnovus on Thursday 21 April 11 23:52 BST (UK)
Is this the bit you are referring to ?

What I can see looks  like RH,RK KK,KH or  UK  ;D
Title: Re: Queries/Restoration
Post by: Studio1 on Friday 22 April 11 01:38 BST (UK)
The only writing I can see is:

Carncastle Village 16027 UK
Title: Re: Queries/Restoration
Post by: saddles on Friday 22 April 11 01:39 BST (UK)
Hi Paul.........A restored version for you.

Carolyn  :)
Title: Re: Queries/Restoration
Post by: Joyful on Friday 22 April 11 05:36 BST (UK)
My try

Joy :) :)
Title: Re: Queries/Restoration
Post by: Paulmag on Friday 22 April 11 12:32 BST (UK)
Thank you all for your efforts to decipher - I'm still not sure.

Special thanks to Carolyn and Joy - you have made a great job cleaning up and refreshing it.

Paul
Title: Re: Queries/Restoration
Post by: bubs on Sunday 24 April 11 11:04 BST (UK)
The only writing I can see is:

Carncastle Village 16027 UK
that is what i see
Title: Re: Queries/Restoration
Post by: bubs on Sunday 24 April 11 11:05 BST (UK)
that is exactly what i see
Title: Re: Queries/Restoration
Post by: PrueM on Sunday 24 April 11 11:09 BST (UK)
It's "Cairncastle", not "Carncastle", but apart from that, nothing to indicate photographer apart from the initials which might just be part of the photographer's code for the pic  :-\

Is there a particular reason for wanting to know the photographer?
Title: Re: Queries/Restoration
Post by: jim1 on Sunday 24 April 11 11:13 BST (UK)
I think you're looking at a date of late 1890's - early 1900's.
The number is a ref. no.
This is a stock photo rather than one commissioned.

jim
Title: Re: Queries/Restoration
Post by: jim1 on Sunday 24 April 11 11:16 BST (UK)
According to the blurb this is the Presbyterian Church.

jim
Title: Re: Queries/Restoration
Post by: PrueM on Sunday 24 April 11 12:07 BST (UK)
Is this your website, Paul?
http://www.lennonwylie.co.uk/coantrim.htm

Title: Re: Queries/Restoration
Post by: Paulmag on Sunday 24 April 11 12:57 BST (UK)
Thank you all for your input.  I thought that if I had the full refernce at the bottom of the photograph, I would be able to locate the original and discover date and photographer..  If it reads 16027uk, is it possible trace it?

The scan that I have is taken fron the site you listed, Pru- unfortunately I don't have a website,

Paul
Title: Re: Queries/Restoration
Post by: PrueM on Sunday 24 April 11 23:04 BST (UK)
Hi Paul,
Just wanted to check that the photo was not copyright to the owner of that website.  Did you get their permission to download it?
SOrry to sound officious, but we have to be careful about copyright.

Cheers
Prue
Title: Re: Queries/Restoration
Post by: Paulmag on Sunday 24 April 11 23:45 BST (UK)
Hi Prue,
 I contacted the site and attached the excellent restorations on Rootschat.  There wasn't a problem,

Paul
Title: Re: Queries/Restoration
Post by: PrueM on Sunday 24 April 11 23:55 BST (UK)
Thanks, Paul  :)