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Title: Please date?
Post by: A_Jones on Tuesday 31 January 12 11:44 GMT (UK)
This is my great granmother Charlotte Wakeford, born in 1883 in London and died in 1932 in Vancouver. Any ideas of a date of this photo? I dont actually have the original photo, it was scanned and emailed to me. It does appear to have rounded corners and some kind of stamp in the bottom right hand corner, but cant make out what it says.

Thanks

Adam
Title: Re: Please date?
Post by: Seoras on Tuesday 31 January 12 11:57 GMT (UK)
Crikey Adam,that's some hat.Around 1905 - 10 would be my guess.
Title: Re: Please date?
Post by: jim1 on Tuesday 31 January 12 13:08 GMT (UK)
Agree with George,these large hats almost the same size as the brim were a short lived style from about 1907-10.Her dress style is also typical of this date.
This is a postcard & this type where the card is the photographic medium were introduced about 1907.
jim
Title: Re: Please date?
Post by: A_Jones on Tuesday 31 January 12 13:15 GMT (UK)
wow quick response! excellent thanks guys. I thought it would be around this time as she looks like shes in her mid 20s.

Can you tell anything else from what she is wearing...to me it looks like expensive clothes? do the flowers in her left hand and hair mean anything?

thanks

Adam

Title: Re: Please date?
Post by: Treetotal on Tuesday 31 January 12 15:30 GMT (UK)
Hi Adam...I love your photo and have repaired it and wondered if you wanted me to post it on the board as we can only restore on request or with the posters permission...there's no pressure as I enjoyed doing it anyway and I will understand if you don't want it.
Carol
Title: Re: Please date?
Post by: jim1 on Tuesday 31 January 12 15:46 GMT (UK)
The flowers look like a corsage so may be a post wedding photo. or may mean nothing at all.

jim
Title: Re: Please date?
Post by: A_Jones on Tuesday 31 January 12 16:04 GMT (UK)
Hi Carol,

yes thats absolutely fine you have my permission:-) look forward to seeing the results!

Hi Jim,

thats an interesting theory, I'll see if i can find out if any of her brothers or sisters were married around the time we think the photo was taken


Adam
Title: Re: Please date?
Post by: Niksmum on Tuesday 31 January 12 16:07 GMT (UK)
can you change the heading so we can all have a go at restoring please

Irene
Title: Re: Please date?
Post by: Treetotal on Tuesday 31 January 12 16:13 GMT (UK)
Hi Adam....I left the original tones picked up by the scanner as I think they enhance the mood of the photo.

Carol
Title: Re: Please date?
Post by: Treetotal on Tuesday 31 January 12 16:17 GMT (UK)
...and a sepia type.
Carol
Title: Re: Please date?
Post by: chinakay on Tuesday 31 January 12 16:27 GMT (UK)
The hat is called a mushroom hat :)

Lovely restores, Carol.

Cheers,
China
Title: Re: Please date?
Post by: Treetotal on Tuesday 31 January 12 17:15 GMT (UK)
A mushroom hat....that's good to know  ;D...Thanks for the feedback China..It's much appreciated  :D
Carol
Title: Re: Please date?
Post by: chinakay on Tuesday 31 January 12 17:20 GMT (UK)
Don't you wish you had one, Carol ;D ;D
Title: Re: Please date?
Post by: A_Jones on Wednesday 01 February 12 16:24 GMT (UK)
Amazing restores Carol, thank you so much for this:-)

And thanks for the photo date info and the hat info, all very useful



Adam
Title: Re: Please date?
Post by: Treetotal on Wednesday 01 February 12 16:29 GMT (UK)
My Pleasure Adam...and yes China...I would love a hat like that  :o
Carol