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Title: Help Restoring photo of Morgan Family Cardiganshire circa ?1880
Post by: hllawson on Wednesday 30 September 20 11:52 BST (UK)
Photograph of my Great grandmother x3 Mary Morgan and likely her parents and siblings.

Many thanks
Title: Re: Help Restoring photo of Morgan Family Cardiganshire circa ?1880
Post by: McGroger on Thursday 01 October 20 02:21 BST (UK)
My try. :)
Peter
Title: Re: Help Restoring photo of Morgan Family Cardiganshire circa ?1880
Post by: japeflakes on Thursday 01 October 20 08:25 BST (UK)
Small b&w
Title: Re: Help Restoring photo of Morgan Family Cardiganshire circa ?1880
Post by: tomkin on Thursday 01 October 20 12:12 BST (UK)

 One from me :D
Title: Re: Help Restoring photo of Morgan Family Cardiganshire circa ?1880
Post by: Ian Nelson on Thursday 01 October 20 13:45 BST (UK)
good restores already posted so I just added some colours - my own choice - cheers, Ian
Title: Re: Help Restoring photo of Morgan Family Cardiganshire circa ?1880
Post by: Ian Nelson on Thursday 01 October 20 13:48 BST (UK)
perhaps too much colour, so here it is with HUE reduced, cheers, Ian
Title: Re: Help Restoring photo of Morgan Family Cardiganshire circa ?1880
Post by: Trishanne on Thursday 01 October 20 15:38 BST (UK)
One from me
Pat
Title: Re: Help Restoring photo of Morgan Family Cardiganshire circa ?1880
Post by: hllawson on Friday 02 October 20 03:28 BST (UK)
Dear All,

Thank you so much for your efforts in restoring the picture for me. Greatly appreciated
Title: Re: Help Restoring photo of Morgan Family Cardiganshire circa ?1880
Post by: tomkin on Friday 02 October 20 11:18 BST (UK)

   Extract showing the old man. What a great photographic subject :D

          Didn't know is name.
Title: Re: Help Restoring photo of Morgan Family Cardiganshire circa ?1880
Post by: hllawson on Friday 02 October 20 12:59 BST (UK)
Quote from: tomkin on Friday 02 October 20 11:18 BST (UK)

   Extract showing the old man. What a great photographic subject :D

          Didn't know is name.

Isn't he! So I'm not 100% certain on who he is. Initially I thought he was Mary Morgan's Father, Morgan Morgans.  But Given that the woman on the floor in front is most likely Mary I've come to doubt this. The age difference looks to great. so I've come to think the gentleman with the beard may actually be her Grandfather Thomas Morgans or  John Jones..
Title: Re: Help Restoring photo of Morgan Family Cardiganshire circa ?1880
Post by: tomkin on Friday 02 October 20 13:19 BST (UK)
And another extract. These may be constructions to some extent and may NOT be a true

  representation of that person.
Title: Re: Help Restoring photo of Morgan Family Cardiganshire circa ?1880
Post by: Gadget on Friday 02 October 20 13:22 BST (UK)
Very impressive.

Tomkin - which of the apps that you've been trying are you using for the faces?
Title: Re: Help Restoring photo of Morgan Family Cardiganshire circa ?1880
Post by: hllawson on Friday 02 October 20 13:58 BST (UK)
Quote from: tomkin on Friday 02 October 20 13:19 BST (UK)
And another extract. These may be constructions to some extent and may NOT be a true

  representation of that person.

Very true. I was originally told by a cousin that it was mary. This had been passed down by word of mouth however and therefore be incorrect
Title: Re: Help Restoring photo of Morgan Family Cardiganshire circa ?1880
Post by: hllawson on Friday 02 October 20 14:02 BST (UK)
Also Thank you so much for these close up faces, they are incredible!
Title: Re: Help Restoring photo of Morgan Family Cardiganshire circa ?1880
Post by: Wayne N on Friday 02 October 20 15:27 BST (UK)
Tried to bring out the detail, but haven't retouched the damagad areas
Title: Re: Help Restoring photo of Morgan Family Cardiganshire circa ?1880
Post by: Henry7 on Saturday 03 October 20 00:41 BST (UK)
But - is the date really c1880? 

I'm no expert on ladies' dress fashions, but the younger men look more like the early 1900s to me.

Harry.
Title: Re: Help Restoring photo of Morgan Family Cardiganshire circa ?1880
Post by: hllawson on Saturday 03 October 20 00:47 BST (UK)
Quote from: Henry7 on Saturday 03 October 20 00:41 BST (UK)
But - is the date really c1880? 

I'm no expert on ladies' dress fashions, but the younger men look more like the early 1900s to me.

Harry.

Hi Harry,
Thanks for your comment, you are probably right, it was an increadly rough estimate on my part based on how young the woman and the front looked to me so I assumed it was prior to her having had her children. It might well be 1900s.

Title: Re: Help Restoring photo of Morgan Family Cardiganshire circa ?1880
Post by: Treetotal on Saturday 03 October 20 23:32 BST (UK)
I would agree with early Edwardian going by the sleeves on the ladies dresses.
Carol
Title: Re: Help Restoring photo of Morgan Family Cardiganshire circa ?1880
Post by: PhotoSurgeon20 on Monday 05 October 20 16:59 BST (UK)
Here is one from me with some color.