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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Please Restore and Date this tintype from Ontario, Canada from Marple family
« on: Sunday 08 February 15 22:28 GMT (UK)  »
Added: Many thanks to Gadget and Catford Crooner for dating the image.
Many thanks also to Gadget for working on restoration of this difficult project.
Dobfarm, you have been a big help in getting rid of the background of this image in the hope that restorers can use your work. Much appreciated. I am so much looking forward to seeing a restoration!
Barb

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The Common Room / Re: Copyright query
« on: Wednesday 04 February 15 22:49 GMT (UK)  »
If you wish to use the information, then just make sure you put the information entirely in your own words. You should mention where you obtained the information. That's all. I worked in that area of expertise.

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The Common Room / Re: What Country is your research ?
« on: Wednesday 04 February 15 22:26 GMT (UK)  »
Canada

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The Common Room / Re: Will RootsChat be of help to you?
« on: Wednesday 04 February 15 22:18 GMT (UK)  »
Oh my, yes! Two new friends immediately dated my old metal plate studio portrait from the clothing worn by the people. And as well, one of those friends is working to try to improve the very black image and the considerable damage to the image. Thank you, thank you.

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Please Restore and Date this tintype from Ontario, Canada from Marple family
« on: Tuesday 03 February 15 04:37 GMT (UK)  »
We have no idea what generation they are from. Photo may have been taken in Woodstock, Ontario or even in Nova Scotia, where Richard Marple settled as a United Empire Loyalist in 1784 after the War of Independence. It is the only tintype we have ever had and the old folks who had the information are long dead. Thank you so much for your help.

The two date estimates you have provided, thank you so much, appear to place this photograph in the time period of my grandfather, in his 20s,  in Woodstock, Ontario. It could be one of his brothers. I am checking our family tree for possibilities. I am puzzled about that because another very early photo of my grandfather at his workplace was not a metal plate. As I read just now on the roots site, the metal plates were popular for just a brief time. Perhaps they were used only for studio camera sittings. I am sorry about the darkness of the image. It looks like black ink was splashed over it, too. Or perhaps something else damaged it. Thanks so much for attempting to restore it. I very much appreciate your patience and kindness.

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