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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs => Topic started by: auroradees44 on Tuesday 08 October 24 22:23 BST (UK)
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My first post and I hope you can help. The photograph is dated ca 1935, taken in either Ottawa, Ontario or more likely Toronto. I'm hoping the tear can be removed as well as the tiny dots on the righthand side, and all sharpened enough for me to copy and print for framing.
These are my paternal grandparents, Margaret Esther Knowles, b 14 April 1895 at 74 Ewart Street, Saltney Ferry RSD, Hawarden in the Counties of Chester & Flint, d 11 March 1969 at Toronto, Ontario, Canada and Charles Elmore Sheppard b 17 December 1895 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, d 18 December 1952 in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. They were married in Toronto on 8 October 1919 after Elmore had returned from WWI and also had been awarded a Military Medal personally placed on his chest by King George V in France in 1916. This photo is one of few I have of them together, most others being lost in a residence fire of their home. I have never seen a wedding photo of them and suspect that was also among what was lost in the fire. Margaret came to Canada as a British Home Child under the auspices of Dr. Barnardo's Homes in July 1910 aboard the Tunisian, out of Liverpool, landing Port of Quebec August 1910. Her party arrived in Hazelbrae (in Peterborough, Ontario) and a few months later Margaret was placed in a private home at nearby Millbrook. I know she was with that family beyond 1911 but how long still unknown. By 1919 she was in Toronto after completing her obligation to Barnardo's by reaching the age of either 18 or 21. I know she worked at the T. Eaton's Company as a shirtmaker/dressmaker because I have found her on a Toronto City Directory.
I am their first grandchild and have become the family genealogist and historian after discovering in 1997 Margaret's BHC story for my father and his two brothers. Any help restoring this photo would be most helpful and very much appreciated.
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Starter for you:
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Thank you so much for all your help! What an amazing improvement. :)
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My Try-one with original tint and one with a little colour
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Welcome to Rootschat, auroradees44. :)
What a handsome couple they were!
Here's a black and white go from me.
Peter
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Smaller version to seethe full picture.
Peter
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Lovely results. RJ and Peter. 8)
Carol
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Thanks, Carol. :D
Peter
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One from me
Sammy
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Hope it's okay that I tried out a few new techniques with this one.