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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs => Topic started by: rvb on Monday 10 August 20 12:47 BST (UK)
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I wonder if you can date this picture for me please?. I am trying to track where and when it was taken as that seems to be an official building in the background. Any help would be appreciated. My grandmothers oldest known whereabouts was from Caerau area south wales in 1915. Looks like this could be the womens voluntary service. Not sure though. Thank you in advance.
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I would date this in the 40s. I have removed the sellotape marks for you and while doing that I noticed all the ladies are in their slippers, which is hard to explain
Pat
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I agree with Pat - very late 1940s and into the 1050s***. I remember lots of ladies dressed like this when I was a young girl :D
add *** ;D I did mean 1950s - I'm not as old as Tomkin ;D
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Another photo of her dated 1930s :
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=804628.0
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I was in a miners convalescent home in Rhyl many years ago. For some reason
they wouldn't let you wear shoes inside ??? ??? ??? Years later my mother, as a widow of
an ex miner would go convalescent to Scarborough but she never mentioned having to wear
slippers all the time.
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I would agree with 1940s.
Carol
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I also remember ladies dressed like that in the fifties Gadget.