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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs => Topic started by: SkySteve on Monday 30 March 20 12:29 BST (UK)
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This is my Great Grandmother Margaret pictured in Australia. Margaret was born in 1869 if that helps.
Thanks
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I would have thought 1920s. Though I am not sure she looks as old as in her 50s.
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I agree with Ruskie about the 1920s look.
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Before reading anything else I thought 1920's given the white or very pale stockings, the shortness of the hem, bobbed hair and the characteristic shoes.
And yes, she looks very well preserved for 50 and perhaps more importantly absolutely following fashion which wasn't so common in those days as it is now (or so I'm given to believe, especially reading Golden Age detective stories where the 50 year old mothers are often referred to as old ladies ;))
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I would have expected her skirt to be a bit longer, especially at her age, but she has a good set of pins so no wonder she is showing them off. :)
Interesting photo.
It is a shame some of the detail has faded.
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Lovely photo and I agree with the suggested date but are you sure it's who you think she is. she doesn't look to be in her 50s ???
Carol
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I wondered that too Carol. I originally thought she might be in her 30s or 40s but looking a bit closer I suppose at a pinch she could be a well preserved 50 year old. :)
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I was struck by the careful posing, with the mirror and so on....
artistic photographer?
amateur photographer member of the family trying a few ideas out?
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Steve, you don't happen to have any more photos of Margaret taken around the same time do you?
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Thanks for the replies all.
Ruskie, if this helps this is a photo of Margaret taken with her son George who was born in Feb 1911 when she was 41.
He looks about 8 or 9 to me.
Both this and the photo in the original post have identical handwriting on the back referring to 'myself' so I'm certain they are both the same person.
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I'm not sure that the lady on the first photo is the same as this one :-\
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I too have my doubts ::)
Carol
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Very difficult to believe that these can be the same lady at roughly the same time.....
Not doubting your handwriting evidence, Steve, but I don't think the hairstyles, body shape, or indeed style of dressing is the same. Added: or neck
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Interesting, thanks again folks, I've been going wrong here.
This is the other lady riding on the trap (handwriting referring to 'myself' identical on the back of both photos.
This must be the one in common to both and not Great Grandmother Margaret. I'll separate the posts so the photos don't get mixed up.
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Thought it was the same handwriting on both photos but could easily be wrong.
Assumed it said 'George' at the top left but not sure now.
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Now this is where I've been going wrong. This photo is of Margaret taken Oct 1915 with a message on the reverse to her son Joe (my grandad).
Margaret was 46 then so did look good for her age.
The handwriting is different to the other two so I now know the lady in the mirror is not Margaret.
Thanks for you help.
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I'm afraid I'm a bit confused ....
I will try again later. :)
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Apologies, just posting this has made me look again and challenge assumptions. Prompted by another family member the original photo now looks more like it's Margaret's daughter, born in 1894.
That would make her in her mid twenties which fits in nicely with the suggestions made.
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Apologies, just posting this has made me look again and challenge assumptions. Prompted by another family member the original photo now looks more like it's Margaret's daughter, born in 1894.
That would make her in her mid twenties which fits in nicely with the suggestions made.
I'd say definitely a possibility. :D
How many times do we puzzle over family photos where the people who took them, and the people who're in them never thought that relatives in the future would have no idea where, when and who..... ::)
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It's tantalizing but compelling to work out who's who. I'm fortunate in that the mystery photos I have were all given to me by the lady I think is in the first photo and are extremely likely to be all family members.
Over the years I've managed to work quite a few out but sometimes it's only doing things like this that give you fresh thoughts and people saying her age was wrong made me break my wrong assumptions and look again.
The outcome of this has been that I've matched the writing on the photo to a letter I have and can confirm it is my great grandmother's daughter Elsie.
Thanks all and sorry for the roundabout way of solving things, I was curious about the year never thinking I had misidentified the person.