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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Photo Dating - South Australia - possible Skipworth photo
« on: Wednesday 22 January 20 13:05 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: Treetotal on Wednesday 22 January 20 10:27 GMT (UK)
Dating is not an exact science and there will always be exceptions to the rule. Do you have any more photos of here for comparison and do you know here date of birth?
Carol

other family members think it looks like a woman born in 1808 that they have older 70yo photos of but that would make her at least 66 if it's not a copy (so nope), and if it's a copy of a daguerreotype/ambrotype then she'd be around 38-50 (not likely). I personally don't think it's her, I don't think the family would have had money for dags/ambros back then.

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Photo Dating - South Australia - possible Skipworth photo
« on: Wednesday 22 January 20 06:01 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks everyone! Looks like you're all as confused as me. I can see both an 1860s woman and an 1880's woman in the photo, I wish I could see the whole dress as that would make it a lot easier!

I think she does look older in the face than what the hair suggests which makes me think it's a hair pride photo, although I've normally seen them with their hair brushed out, not in ringlets. I'm certain she didn't leave the studio with her hair like that though - scandalous! I don't think an unmarried woman in her 20-30's would wear her hair like that in public.

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Photo Dating - South Australia - possible Skipworth photo
« on: Tuesday 21 January 20 03:22 GMT (UK)  »
I'm hoping to figure out whether these photos are 1870s or 1880s and not copies of older photos as some family members believe.
The woman's photo is by S Solomon of Rundle Street, Adelaide. His studio was active from 1874-1891. Would I be correct in assuming the pointed corners are more 1870s-early 80s? Is there anything about her dress that pinpoints one decade over the other. And the hair is throwing me, is she unmarried or just proud of her hair?

The man's photo doesn't have any photographer branding on it but the corners are pointed. Is there anything about his dress/face hair that pinpoints a decade?

I don't have the originals so these are the only photos of I have of the images.

Many thanks!

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Date Required - James Manning - Perth, Western Australia
« on: Monday 30 April 18 14:54 BST (UK)  »
The photographer in the 2nd photo received his photographic equipment in 1871 and set up a studio shortly after. Prior to this, he had been a convict.
Photo would have been taken between 1871-1873 or 1875-1880, from 1874-75 he worked in a photographic partnership with another photographer. By 1880 he had become bankrupt and when he started business again he used a studio name.

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Date Required - James Manning - Perth, Western Australia
« on: Monday 30 April 18 11:09 BST (UK)  »
Thanks Jim, I think Perth must've been a bit backwards back then, as I have some definite 1870's photos from a number of Perth photographers all full length, with posing stands and centred logos.

Maybe someone will be able to date the wide lapels and wide tie knot.

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Date Required - James Manning - Perth, Western Australia
« on: Monday 30 April 18 09:10 BST (UK)  »
Hi all,

Trying to figure out the date of this CDV, not so much to identify the person but rather the flourish as I'm currently researching the photographer and trying to figure out when this flourish was used on the back of his CDVs.

Photographer operated in Western Australia from around 1865-1890, but from 1868-69 he was in a partnership known as Manning & Knight.
I don't think this photo was taken any later than the end of the 1870's, but I'd love to be able to figure out if it's before or after he entered the business partnership.

Many thanks!

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Old German Marriage Certificate 1828
« on: Saturday 17 December 16 15:16 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks Justin, you've been so helpful! :)

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Old German Marriage Certificate 1828
« on: Saturday 17 December 16 12:07 GMT (UK)  »
ohhhh no wonder I was confused!

So that whole section in the first column starting at 'On? 13th, 20th and 27th April...." to the bottom of the yellow section is the whole record which should have gone across the page but they've just written it in the first column only?
ohh now I see Gottlob is split over 2 lines. I think the town for him is Sulechow (Polish version of Zullichau). Not sure what the Hel... town could be though.

Many thanks Justin, you've been a huge help, I didn't know about their occupations before or that Johanna had an older brother! :)

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Crush in Victoria, Australia
« on: Saturday 17 December 16 06:10 GMT (UK)  »
The photo has an Edwardian feel to it, so around 1900-1910, but if you have the original photo and it has a photographers name on it, I'll be able to give a more exact date.

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