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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs => Topic started by: RobinClay on Monday 28 April 14 23:14 BST (UK)
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My grandmother's grandmother was Martha Hammond Thornewill (of Burton-o[-Trent) nee Wright (of Eyam). I have her album of some 150 Cartes de Visite, with not very many of them identified. I have scanned the empty pages, and front & back of each card.
This is the last page, Page 50. It holds only one picture, and, despite the SubjectLine, it is actually a "Cabinet Card", rather than a Carte de Visite.
The photograph is of an elderly man; his garb suggests to me that he might be a priest - what do you think ?
And can you hazard a guess as to his age ? And the date of the picture ? Given those, we get an approximate date of birth, which just might enable me to identify the subject ! Information about the Studio would be of interest, too.
I'm posting the lo-res versions, so please don't bother to try to improve them.
I am gathering the comments to store in a file alongside the pictures, and, when finished, it will be quite a task to analyse them all and draw deductions as to the identity of some currently unknown.
Page 49 appeared previously; see
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=685339.0
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... and here he is, Page 50. Who is he ?
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1860's-70's clergyman for a start.
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It's an unusual pose, profile with his eyes shut...perhaps he was having a little nap ;D ;D
Joy
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....or a pm.
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He doesn't really look very 'alive' does he! :-\
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I actually thought a 'pm' but erred on the side of caution :D ;)
Joy
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That was my first impression too....his feet look odd and the whole pose is unnatural
Carol
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Looks like a deceased vicar to me.
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Looks like a deceased vicar to me.
This was my thought when I first looked at this a couple of days ago. (but I couldn't see a prop ;D) Posing him sitting at that angle on the chair (which looks oddly casual for the time and the status of the 'sitter') must be so he can be propped upright with a support behind the chair.
I am really curious about the oval 'thing' near his feet below the shrub. Can anyone work out what it is?
Interesting photo.
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I wondered what it was too Ruskie but even though I enlarged it
I'm none the wiser :-\
Joy
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I am really curious about the oval 'thing' near his feet below the shrub. Can anyone work out what it is?
Interesting photo.
Could the thing behind his feet, in front of the shrub, be a upturned hat and gloves?
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I am really curious about the oval 'thing' near his feet below the shrub. Can anyone work out what it is?
Interesting photo.
Could the thing behind his feet, in front of the shrub, be a upturned hat and gloves?
Reckon you are correct - well done!! Obvious once it is pointed out!! ;)
Wiggy ;D
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There I was thinking it looked like 'hands' and still it didn't ring a bell ::) ;D
Joy
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If you do a seach as
David Trevor Ashby-de-la-Zouch
you can find some information (addresses, dates etc) on Early Leicestershire Photographers where David Trevor is listed.
Sorry can't give exact link as I am using my tablet and can't cut and paste. ???
Jack-a-lyn
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There I was thinking it looked like 'hands' and still it didn't ring a bell ::) ;D
Joy
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Exactly what I was thinking and I still couldn't work it out. Out of context I suppose - you don't expect a hat and gloves to be at someone's feet ... I did think it looked a bit creepy though (and I still so even though I now know what the objects are.)
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I am really curious about the oval 'thing' near his feet below the shrub. Can anyone work out what it is?
Here's an "enlargement" cropped from the 14Mb hi-res bitmap.
I had thought it was Canon Feilden; but now I don't think it is...