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Title: Could anyone date this photo or give me any clues?
Post by: Mapes on Tuesday 05 March 13 19:34 GMT (UK)
Hi Group

Could anyone give me a guess when this photo was taken, or give me any clues for me to find out who this is?  I found the photo in my grandmothers photo box.  Its kinda a cardboard like material and on the back it has what looks to be a stamp with a date, but unfortunately it is very faded.  I would guess it says "Jul 192?" maybe "Jul 1926" but to me the picture looks much older. 

Please let me know your thoughts,

Steve Mapes
Title: Re: Could anyone date this photo or give me any clues?
Post by: PrueM on Tuesday 05 March 13 20:08 GMT (UK)
My guess is that it's a re-print (or rather a re-photograph) of a much earlier picture, looks like 1870s to me :)
Title: Re: Could anyone date this photo or give me any clues?
Post by: chinakay on Tuesday 05 March 13 22:16 GMT (UK)
Not much to date but the hairstyle and the sleeves are late 1870s.

Perhaps if we could see the whole thing uncropped showing the outer corners there might be another clue.

Cheers,
China
Title: Re: Could anyone date this photo or give me any clues?
Post by: blamcca on Wednesday 06 March 13 07:42 GMT (UK)
I could be very wrong but I think the stamp appears to say "Jul 187-" but that could just be me.
Title: Re: Could anyone date this photo or give me any clues?
Post by: PrueM on Wednesday 06 March 13 09:04 GMT (UK)
I think it definitely is 1926 or 1928. 
Title: Re: Could anyone date this photo or give me any clues?
Post by: Mapes on Wednesday 06 March 13 14:50 GMT (UK)
Thanks everyone for there comments so far

As for a better photo unfortunately I do not have access to this photo at this time.  I do remember it being on a hard cardboard like material... you can see the texture on the backside.

Steve
Title: Re: Could anyone date this photo or give me any clues?
Post by: chinakay on Wednesday 06 March 13 14:55 GMT (UK)
We know about the cardboard, Mapes, they were all like that because the photo paper in use back then was very thin and had to be applied to backing. But the backing can sometimes supply more dating clues than the photo itself so we asked to see it.

In this case, though, I don't think there's all that much point....it has to be a modern reprint of an 1870s photo :)

Cheers,
China
Title: Re: Could anyone date this photo or give me any clues?
Post by: jim1 on Wednesday 06 March 13 14:58 GMT (UK)
Agree,definitely a re-print of an 1870's original.

jim
Title: Re: Could anyone date this photo or give me any clues?
Post by: Mapes on Wednesday 06 March 13 16:09 GMT (UK)
Thanks everyone its greatly appreciated.   :) 

Now its time to hunt down who they are

Steve
Title: Re: Could anyone date this photo or give me any clues?
Post by: Mapes on Thursday 07 March 13 05:29 GMT (UK)
One last thing... Would the baby be a boy or a girl? Im bad with these things.  Also how old would the woman be?  Any guesses?

Thanks

Steve
Title: Re: Could anyone date this photo or give me any clues?
Post by: cazza59 on Thursday 07 March 13 05:43 GMT (UK)
Wild stab in the dark, but my guess would be a big bonny boy and age early 20s 


Cheers
Caroline