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World War One / Re: Women in WW1
« on: Thursday 25 June 15 13:12 BST (UK)  »
Hi Mary,
   Glad to be of some help. It is quite possible that your grandmother was "persuaded " by her Girl Guide daughters to fill vacancy in their local area.  That is how I became involved 30 odd years ago!!
The Guide uniforms were a bit variable in the early years of Guiding, local areas often created their own version of the uniform. It wasn't until about the mid 1920's, I think, that the uniforms became a bit more "uniform".

Your Grandmother's work in a canteen may have been Guide related as they were & still are to some degree, very service orientated.

Have you thought of contacting their countries HQ?   They should have an Archivist or Historian. You have nothing to lose by asking.

Lovely photo, by the way.  You are very fortunate to have a copy.

Twilight

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World War One / Re: Women in WW1
« on: Tuesday 23 June 15 13:58 BST (UK)  »
I think the young lady standing may also be a Girl Gude. A senior Branch of Girl Guides was formed during the war.  Although they could wear the same uniform as their younger sisters, rationing & shotages made it difficult for most to replace the uniforms that they had outgrown. They often just wore the triangular scarf & Guide hat with their school uniform (if they were still at school) or with their work clothes. The older lady, too, I think could be a member of the Guiding Movement.  Her straw hat with the wide hat band is just like the alternative to the felt hat which was often worn in the summer.
 If you Google " Leslie's Guiding History Site Time Line" & scroll down the page a bit, on the RHS you will see a guide in such a hat. I have no idea what position the lady would have held. I don't see a lanyard, so maybe not a Guider (leader), but perhaps a County Secretary or skills instructor???  A higher resolution scan, if available might give more detail of the hat badges.

Twilight

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Need help with name of Austrian town
« on: Friday 28 March 14 02:14 GMT (UK)  »
I think it could be Karlovac, now in Croatia. It was once part of the Austrian Empire

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World War One / Re: what is a rough rider, please?
« on: Friday 21 March 14 10:33 GMT (UK)  »
Could it be "Bridlington Free Press" ?

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Can someone please help with this photo?
« on: Sunday 06 October 13 08:34 BST (UK)  »
Hi,
 The program you are looking for could be IRFANVIEW.  It has a logo which looks a bit like a very squashed red cat.
Regards, Twilight

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Old Photo Dating and MAtching
« on: Tuesday 22 January 13 12:48 GMT (UK)  »
Igor,
 My G Gran was the dressmaker& very skilled, as were her sisters.  No crystal ball, she just kept up with the fashions of the times.  The caps worn by my little rels. were fashionable in 1880 & that fashion continued with minor variations for quite some time.  Google  "The Delineator (Sept 1880)"   scroll just past halfway through & look on P 137 at the child's cap (item 7189).  Then ask Mr Google to find "Wisconsin Historical Society  Boy's Footwear 1880's" and you should find the boy's black leather button shoes.  The ones my rels were wearing were not passed down from their sister --- she was the youngest & got to wear their hand-me-downs.

 Sorry China & Jim, but there is no doubt about the date or the subjects in my photo. It was taken in Portsmouth in the English summer of 1886. I knew my grandfather well -- he taught me to tie my shoelaces when I was 4 & he told me then about his button-up shoes which often popped undone!  He much preferred laces!!
Twilight.

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Old Photo Dating and MAtching
« on: Sunday 20 January 13 23:49 GMT (UK)  »
 Sorry folks, definitely 1886 & there is no doubt about who they are.

The little guy, my grandfather, was born Jan 1883. Unfortunately I don't have the original. This is a scan of the copy that came to Aus with my grandfather just pre WW1. It was a post card, but a reprint, as were many others he brought with him.  There is also a companion pic. of their little sister wearing a similar coat & lace-up shoes & dark socks.   I do have an "Original Copy" (Cabinet Card) of the same two boys taken 1883.

I also have in my collection, pics of two of my uncles (unrelated) wearing similar coats, made by their mothers.  One taken 1915 with dark socks & laced shoes & the other, 1921, with white socks & open shoes.  A fashion revival ??

I'm no expert, but I think Alison's photo is of the same two boys that are in the family group.

Twilight




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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Old Photo Dating and MAtching
« on: Sunday 20 January 13 13:17 GMT (UK)  »
Here it is

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Old Photo Dating and MAtching
« on: Sunday 20 January 13 13:09 GMT (UK)  »
I am not usually inclined to disagree with Jim --- but the photo of the two little boys reminds me very much of one i have of my Gramps & his brother taken 1886.  I will look it out & post it for comparison --- back soon.
Twilight

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