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Title: any ideas of the date please of the family at Whiteley House
Post by: deb5 on Monday 07 January 13 21:58 GMT (UK)
I have the front of the photo and will be able to get a scan of the back over the next few days.  Could anyone have a go at dating this photo please.  Thankyou.

Deb
Title: Re: any ideas of the date please
Post by: PrueM on Monday 07 January 13 22:13 GMT (UK)
Around about 1910 is my broad estimate - certainly just pre-WW1 :)  China and Jim will be able to confirm this.
Title: Re: any ideas of the date please
Post by: jim1 on Monday 07 January 13 22:21 GMT (UK)
Was this taken in the USA?

jim
Title: Re: any ideas of the date please
Post by: Niksmum on Monday 07 January 13 22:29 GMT (UK)
took the creases away for you

Irene
Title: Re: any ideas of the date please
Post by: IgorStrav on Monday 07 January 13 22:37 GMT (UK)
Quote from: jim1 on Monday 07 January 13 22:21 GMT (UK)
Was this taken in the USA?

jim

Were you thinking it is of a "brownstone" type of house, Jim?
Title: Re: any ideas of the date please
Post by: deb5 on Tuesday 08 January 13 12:26 GMT (UK)
Thank you for the date - I was hoping for about 1912 to allow me to make some "guesses" about people on the photo. SO 1910 is perfect! Also, thanks for removing the creases from teh photo it has improved it immeasurably.  The photo was probably taken in Lancashire - Ramsbottom.  That is where most of these people came from.  To my knowledge there was never a big holiday in the USA - sadly, they wouldn't be able to have afforded it...
Title: Re: any ideas of the date please
Post by: chinakay on Tuesday 08 January 13 15:04 GMT (UK)
Not that I would ever, ever argue with Prue....Jim, yes, but not Prue ;D ;D ;D....but I was thinking just a tad later than 1910...just before the war would be a little better because of the necklines and the skirt on the lady to the right. So...1912-1914ish would be my estimate.

Hiya Prue, Jim ;D ;D ;D ;D

Cheers,
China
Title: Re: any ideas of the date please
Post by: jim1 on Tuesday 08 January 13 15:20 GMT (UK)
I thought into the war years 1914-16 but there are too many young men that's why I thought USA as they didn't join until 1916.

jim
Title: Re: any ideas of the date please
Post by: PrueM on Tuesday 08 January 13 19:50 GMT (UK)
You can argue any time you like, China - you always do it so politely  ;) ;D