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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs => Topic started by: Jane Eden on Wednesday 27 April 16 10:04 BST (UK)

Title: Date of photo please
Post by: Jane Eden on Wednesday 27 April 16 10:04 BST (UK)
Please can you date this photo. I think its either 1904 or 1926. The clothing could be a family heirloom so cannot be relied on to date.

Thanks

Jane
Title: Re: Date of photo please
Post by: Treetotal on Wednesday 27 April 16 14:39 BST (UK)
Children are hard to date at the best of times but I would guess at 1926.
Carol
Title: Re: Date of photo please
Post by: Trishanne on Thursday 28 April 16 17:05 BST (UK)
Sorry I can't help with the date, but I have turned the photo to make it easier to look at.
Pat
Title: Re: Date of photo please
Post by: IgorStrav on Thursday 28 April 16 19:28 BST (UK)
For some reason this looks to me like a little boy. 

By 1926 hadn't people stopped dressing both boys and girls in the same clothing (as they might have done in 1904)?

I may be wrong, but I have the impression if this was 1926 it might show more masculine clothing?
I also may be wrong that it's a boy!  ;)

Title: Re: Date of photo please
Post by: Treetotal on Thursday 28 April 16 21:04 BST (UK)
Yes I agree it's a boy Igor but the OP has commented that the dress could be a heirloom.
Carol
Title: Re: Date of photo please
Post by: Jane Eden on Thursday 28 April 16 21:19 BST (UK)
Thank you all so far. The photo is a boy but I cannot decide if it is
my grandfather (born 1903)
Or my father (born 1925).

From the 'dress' I thought it may be 1903/4 but thought you may know from the shape of the card and the backing print.

Thanks Jane
Title: Re: Date of photo please
Post by: Wiggy on Thursday 28 April 16 23:04 BST (UK)
Just making the back of the card marginally more readable.

Wiggy
Title: Re: Date of photo please
Post by: cazza59 on Friday 29 April 16 14:06 BST (UK)
My vote is Grandfather.

Caz
Title: Re: Date of photo please
Post by: IgorStrav on Friday 29 April 16 17:06 BST (UK)
Quote from: Cazza59 on Friday 29 April 16 14:06 BST (UK)
My vote is Grandfather.

Caz

Mine too
Title: Re: Date of photo please
Post by: Jane Eden on Friday 29 April 16 18:15 BST (UK)
Thank you all so much. Grandfather it is then

Jane
Title: Re: Date of photo please
Post by: Treetotal on Friday 29 April 16 18:45 BST (UK)
What bothers me about this is that the style and colour of the photo doesn't fit with a date of around 1908ish...the little boy doesn't look comfortable with his outfit almost like he is "dressed up" for the photo and it doesn't fit properly as you look at the sleeves...they are too short and if he was familiar with wearing a dress he would be more natural and at ease....The postcard has a divided back which was introduced in the UK in 1902 and there is no stamp box to help with the date unfortunately.
I am not convinced that this is early 1900s. Of all the postcards I have in my collection I don't feel that this has the look of an early 1900s postcard.
Just my thoughts.
Carol