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Title: Date year of Photo Please
Post by: JacknSof on Sunday 21 April 13 14:56 BST (UK)
Attached Photo is believed to be of the Kennedy family. Photo taken by W.E.Perrour, Longreach,
( Qld. Aus). The male subject in the middle of the back row is believed to be my wife's Grandfather*.
Info we have on the family is; Father - Robert b1859, Mary, 1957, Children - Andrew 1886, Mary 1888, Robert 1890, James* 11892, William 1896.
The second young female is a mystery, perhaps a wife or another daughter that we are unaware of?
The photo is on 2-3mm cardboard with small radius corners. There is no other info on the front or back.
Any help would appreciated.
Title: Re: Date year of Photo Please
Post by: Treetotal on Sunday 21 April 13 15:12 BST (UK)
Hi...It would be a good idea to post a scan of the back including the corners if you have the original as it is a dating aid.
Carol
Title: Re: Date year of Photo Please
Post by: jim1 on Sunday 21 April 13 19:06 BST (UK)
1912 give or take a couple of years.

jim
Title: Re: Date year of Photo Please
Post by: JacknSof on Monday 22 April 13 13:57 BST (UK)
Thank you Jim and Carol for your prompt replies.
Jim, what do you base your estimate on? Ages of subjects or clothing.
Carol, I can not scan at the moment as my printer has run out of ink and will not let me do anything even though only want to scan not print. Will scan and post  in a few days.
Kind regards.
Title: Re: Date year of Photo Please
Post by: chinakay on Monday 22 April 13 14:54 BST (UK)
Agree with Jim, around 1912ish. We use clothing and photo styles to date, and also any printing on the back of the photo to date...although there won't be anything on the back of this one.. We also use photographer information.

But mostly we use clothing style.

If you have any more photos to date, could you please make a larger scan as this is a bit hard to see :)

Cheers,
China
Title: Re: Date year of Photo Please
Post by: jim1 on Monday 22 April 13 16:47 BST (UK)
Mostly in this one it was the hairstyles of the 2 women either side which was a short lived style from around 1912.

jim
Title: Re: Date year of Photo Please
Post by: chinakay on Monday 22 April 13 20:16 BST (UK)
Also hairstyles.

Jim just have to have his daily argument. I don't begrudge him....poor old fellow ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Date year of Photo Please
Post by: jim1 on Monday 22 April 13 21:00 BST (UK)
Thought you were busy ripping out the mantelpiece.

jim
Title: Re: Date year of Photo Please
Post by: chrish53 on Monday 22 April 13 21:10 BST (UK)
Children, please!  ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Date year of Photo Please
Post by: jim1 on Monday 22 April 13 22:23 BST (UK)
Agree with Chris...behave China.
Title: Re: Date year of Photo Please
Post by: chinakay on Monday 22 April 13 22:25 BST (UK)
Heeee started it >:(

This is normal, Chris...don't sweat it ;D
Title: Re: Date year of Photo Please
Post by: chrish53 on Tuesday 23 April 13 16:24 BST (UK)
Play nicely, no fighting.
 ::) ::) ::)