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Title: Southampton wedding Please can you restore and date
Post by: suecrilly on Monday 07 March 16 12:23 GMT (UK)
Many thanks for your time in looking at this photo

I would love this to be restored. I have no idea who this or or when - any idea of a timeframe - I am afraid I don't have the reverse of this one

Regards
Sue
Title: Re: Southampton wedding Please can you restore and date
Post by: Vertiwizard on Monday 07 March 16 13:47 GMT (UK)
suecrilly I am not sure what the date of this photo is but i was able to fix some of the issues and bring some of the faded people back.
Title: Re: Southampton wedding Please can you restore and date
Post by: suecrilly on Monday 07 March 16 14:18 GMT (UK)
Thank you so much - it is much better
Loving the little old man at the end who appears to have had a little too much ale !!

Sue
Title: Re: Southampton wedding Please can you restore and date
Post by: CarolA3 on Monday 07 March 16 16:06 GMT (UK)
Sorry, can't help with the technical side but I like the old bloke too - and the cheeky lad sitting at the front so the grownups can't see where he's putting his finger ;D

Carol

Title: Re: Southampton wedding Please can you restore and date
Post by: jim1 on Monday 07 March 16 17:08 GMT (UK)
Early-mid 1900's.
Title: Re: Southampton wedding Please can you restore and date
Post by: Trishanne on Monday 07 March 16 17:28 GMT (UK)
A clean up as best as I could manage. 
I thought the man sitting cross legs was asleep, but his eyes are open, just about! As you say Sue, I think he has been enjoying a glass or three of ale. 
Pat
Title: Re: Southampton wedding Please can you restore and date
Post by: Treetotal on Monday 07 March 16 17:50 GMT (UK)
A quick one from me.
Carol
Title: Re: Southampton wedding Please can you restore and date
Post by: Treetotal on Monday 07 March 16 17:51 GMT (UK)
and a different tone.
Carol
Title: Re: Southampton wedding Please can you restore and date
Post by: stevew101 on Monday 07 March 16 19:23 GMT (UK)
Couple more for you

Steve
Title: Re: Southampton wedding Please can you restore and date
Post by: suecrilly on Monday 07 March 16 19:34 GMT (UK)
wow wow wow wow thank you so very much everyone - they are wonderful

Sue x
Title: Re: Southampton wedding Please can you restore and date
Post by: Treetotal on Monday 07 March 16 20:17 GMT (UK)
I think the cross on the white hat on one of the ladies could be significant Sue.
Carol
Title: Re: Southampton wedding Please can you restore and date
Post by: suecrilly on Monday 07 March 16 21:29 GMT (UK)
Hi Carol

How ? The cross ?

Sue
Title: Re: Southampton wedding Please can you restore and date
Post by: Treetotal on Monday 07 March 16 22:15 GMT (UK)
Someone may have written a cross on the hat to identify her.
Carol
Title: Re: Southampton wedding Please can you restore and date
Post by: dobfarm on Tuesday 08 March 16 04:08 GMT (UK)
The chap sat on the floor first row of adults, far right !! with his hat 90 degee out of place  ;D  looks like he's had a real good time and few jars of beer for free.
Title: Re: Southampton wedding Please can you restore and date
Post by: Ruskie on Tuesday 08 March 16 06:12 GMT (UK)
Great photo! Are there two brides? There seem to be two identically dressed ladies in white in the front row, possibly two well dressed gents and an older lady in between the couples - she also has a bouquet.  :-\ :)
Title: Re: Southampton wedding Please can you restore and date
Post by: HeatherLynne on Tuesday 08 March 16 07:56 GMT (UK)
It's a really interesting photo.  Only seven men but nineteen women (if I've counted correctly, and the person standing at the right isn't a chap in drag!).  I wonder if it's a publicity shot for a theatrical production?  There are many characterful faces who look very comfortable in front of the camera, rather than the scared rabbit look often seen.  The comical elements of the fellow on the right and boy at the front just add to the idea of it being a performance.

If it turns out to be a family wedding photo then please accept my apologies for casting nasturtiums!  They all look great fun  ;)

Heather

P.s.  could the two identically dressed ladies be bridesmaids or is it too early for that to be likely?  Also I think the cross on the other lady's hat looks like a bow rather than a penned mark.
Title: Re: Southampton wedding Please can you restore and date
Post by: suecrilly on Tuesday 08 March 16 09:06 GMT (UK)
Thank you so much for your replies
Gave me a chuckle  ;D
I really have no idea neither does the lady who it belongs to

We were trying to get an idea when it was taken to try annd pinpoint it a bit more

Sue x
Title: Re: Southampton wedding Please can you restore and date
Post by: jennifer c on Tuesday 08 March 16 10:15 GMT (UK)
My take on it is, to the left of the bride is her mother and father and next to him the bridesmaid is her sister, to the right of the groom is his mother who appears to be a widow. I think the cross on the hat is a mark made by a pen. None of that identifies who they are but great photograph and characters.

Jennifer
Title: Re: Southampton wedding Please can you restore and date
Post by: Treetotal on Tuesday 08 March 16 10:26 GMT (UK)
It would be useful to have the ladies head that has a cross on her hat scanned at about 800dpi in isolation to the rest of the photo and compare it with photos of females from around the same time...Just a point to consider.
Carol
Title: Re: Southampton wedding Please can you restore and date
Post by: dobfarm on Tuesday 08 March 16 11:43 GMT (UK)
The picture looks Edwardian with them portable patio garden ladies flowery hats or post 1901
Title: Re: Southampton wedding Please can you restore and date
Post by: stevew101 on Wednesday 09 March 16 06:46 GMT (UK)
I thinlk we can safely say that its not a meeting of the Temperance Movement, judging by the chap on the right.
Title: Re: Southampton wedding Please can you restore and date
Post by: dobfarm on Wednesday 09 March 16 10:29 GMT (UK)
I think its a wedding group of guests only photo after the marriage as the bride would have chucked her bouquet and she is seen with her bouquet in church and she is last to arrive with the man who gives her away usually before any group photo's also this photo taken long after formal party or the booze started flowing. Bride and groom left with the cans rattling

Chap sat on the floor on the right  ------- burp !. ;D