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Title: Need help dating old photograph - Melbourne (19th or 20th century)
Post by: bronkilks on Sunday 02 January 22 07:27 GMT (UK)
Hi,
I’m trying to figure out which ancestors are in the attached photo (which is on a postcard marked Yeoman Studios, Royal Arcade Melbourne).
Any help appreciated!
Title: Re: Need help dating old photograph - Melbourne (19th or 20th century)
Post by: ShaunJ on Sunday 02 January 22 12:08 GMT (UK)
It's WW1 era 1914-1919.
Title: Re: Need help dating old photograph - Melbourne (19th or 20th century)
Post by: wivenhoe on Sunday 02 January 22 12:19 GMT (UK)

What reason do you have to believe that any of them are your ancestors?

How many of your ancestors were in the AIF, WW1?

And the man sitting has left leg amputated? 
Title: Re: Need help dating old photograph - Melbourne (19th or 20th century)
Post by: Treetotal on Sunday 02 January 22 14:39 GMT (UK)
The stamp box for Kodak Australia dates it to 1923.
Carol
Title: Re: Need help dating old photograph - Melbourne (19th or 20th century)
Post by: ShaunJ on Sunday 02 January 22 14:47 GMT (UK)
The 1923 one has 18 or 1B in the centre so that's not a match.

There's a 1919 example which seems a better match:

http://tps.org.au/bb/download/file.php?id=740&sid=be9445731bec776b391e65a0717b773f


http://tps.org.au/bb/viewtopic.php?t=115
Title: Re: Need help dating old photograph - Melbourne (19th or 20th century)
Post by: Treetotal on Sunday 02 January 22 14:56 GMT (UK)
Fair enough,  not shown on the site I use. I stand corrected. Well spotted.
Carol
Title: Re: Need help dating old photograph - Melbourne (19th or 20th century)
Post by: Gadget on Sunday 02 January 22 15:03 GMT (UK)
There's also this one which has + in each corner and is undated


Add - cf with the one on the postcard shown in OP's post.
Title: Re: Need help dating old photograph - Melbourne (19th or 20th century)
Post by: bronkilks on Monday 03 January 22 03:12 GMT (UK)
Thanks on s all for your help :-)
I had a shortlist of 4 relatives that I thought could have been in the photo; I researched all of their WW1 records on NAA and found that one (a great great uncle) had his left leg amputated during the war.. so I believe that is him. I’m unsure if the other 2 people in the picture are relatives or friends so will continue to investigate further..
Title: Re: Need help dating old photograph - Melbourne (19th or 20th century)
Post by: Gadget on Monday 03 January 22 10:34 GMT (UK)
Do you have a date for when your gg uncle had his leg amputated? 
Title: Re: Need help dating old photograph - Melbourne (19th or 20th century)
Post by: bronkilks on Wednesday 05 January 22 22:25 GMT (UK)
The accident/amputation occurred in 1918
Title: Re: Need help dating old photograph - Melbourne (19th or 20th century)
Post by: Treetotal on Wednesday 05 January 22 22:28 GMT (UK)
Sorry, wrong post.
Carol
Title: Re: Need help dating old photograph - Melbourne (19th or 20th century)
Post by: sparrett on Wednesday 05 January 22 23:25 GMT (UK)
Hi bronkilks
Do you want to share the names with us so that more help can be offered?
Sue
Title: Re: Need help dating old photograph - Melbourne (19th or 20th century)
Post by: Katharine75 on Friday 07 January 22 09:19 GMT (UK)
Have you contacted the AWM to see what they can tell you? Maybe try enlarging or use magnifying glass to see if you can find stitched on unit badges etc that might assist further. Looking at your ancestors war records you might be able to match it to the rank shown on their uniforms- again AWM might be able to assist with that.

Link for Australian War Memorial :https://awm.altarama.com/reft100.aspx?key=research