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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs => Topic started by: normamac on Sunday 20 October 19 04:41 BST (UK)
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These are my husbands uncles as babies.Baby Arthur is the original photo which has a postcard on the back. Baby George is one I took a photo of from the original one. They are over 100 years old.
A restore would be very much appreciated. Thanking you.
Norma
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one for you:
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and another
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Hi Norma,
Regards George.
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Hi Norma...A clean from me too.
Hi George :D
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One sightly different.
Carol
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Hi Norma...Here is George after his bath ;D
Carol
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Another view :
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A lovely surprise to wake up to this morning.
Thank you japeflakes. Lovely restoration, great work. I especially like the one of the two brothers together.
Thank you George. Lovely restoration, very much appreciated.
Thank you Carol. Lovely work . Baby George scrubbed up well after his bath. Arthur too.
I will get their new and improved photo on my family tree now. Sad all our old original photos over 100 years old will not last forever and having a restoration keeps their image alive.
Norma.
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Great restores everyone. The boys scrubbed up really well. :)
Baby George is looking a little “bulky” I think. There is some odd draping Behind him. Carol will be able to offer an informed opinion on this, but I wonder if an adult’s arm, cunningly disguised, might be supporting him. :)
I thought that something similar might have been happening with Arthur too but I’m not so sure.
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Great restores everyone. The boys scrubbed up really well. :)
Baby George is looking a little “bulky” I think. There is some odd draping Behind him. Carol will be able to offer an informed opinion on this, but I wonder if an adult’s arm, cunningly disguised, might be supporting him. :)
I thought that something similar might have been happening with Arthur too but I’m not so sure.
I have to agree, they both look very chubby. Could it be they are wearing bulky warm woolen garments under their dresses. Gets very cold in Scotland in winter.
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The clothes look fairly light weight I think. :)
If you look at little George, his hand on the left of the photo looks to be resting on something. Follow the line of the gathered velvet looking fabric, which is behind him on the left - it meets up with whatever he is resting his hand on, with a bit of extra bulk across his tummy. I think someone might be standing behind him with their arm around him propping him up.
I believe this is quite common with parents hiding behind curtains etc. Sometimes it is fairly obvious, but your example is more subtle. I thought that the fur covered part of the chair behind Arthur looked odd too, but not sure where a person might be hiding, if there is one. :)
Some examples here:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2274266/Extraordinary-photos-capture-19th-century-fad-draping-mum-sheet-family-portraits.html
I may be wrong, but that’s what I think I see. :)
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That's very interesting.
Norma.
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Carol is good with photos (and others are too), so I will be interested to know what she/they think/s. I might be imaging things. ;D