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That's great Prue.

So that's how it's done! I hadn't realised that humidifying old photos would uncurl them.

I take your point about framing. The photo in question dates from the '30's, and is on quite heavy paper - almost card. I will think very carefully and take further advice before I do anything about framing it.

Many thanks, Simon.

I have a school photo of an ancestor which I would like to display. It's one of those long ones, in this case about 4 ft by 6 in., and has been rolled up for a long time (probably since it was produced).

Is there a way of straightening it out which will avoid the formation of creases?

Many thanks,
Simon

Many thanks for answering those queries for me scrimnet.

These clues point to the soldier being my great uncle Billy. My father told me that he was in the China police when the war broke out; subsequently he was interned by the Japanese (hence my question on length of service - I wondered when he might have left the regiment).

Thanks again, Simon

Among the old family photos, I came across this portrait of a (I think) Seaforth Highlander. I also have a Seaforth cap badge in amongst our memorabilia.

This is a bit of a mystery; my father was in the RAF in the second world war, and my grandfather was in the North Staffs in the first world war. One branch of the family is from Ayrshire, around Kilmarnock, so it's possibly one of my great uncles. An approximate date would help me identify him.

Is there any other information about him that can be deduced from his uniform?

Thanks, Simon

Thank you Michael, that's just the sort of information I was hoping it would be possible to get from the photo. It seems, however, to mean that I may have misidentified my ancestor.

Michael, does the fact that he is wearing Scottish regalia mean that he was likely to have belonged to a Lodge in Scotland? Also, how does 'Installed Master' relate to 'Master Mason'? Is it a different degree?

Carol, I have looked at the original photo under magnification and I can't make anything out on the lapel jewel, so we won't get it from a scan. However, here's one anyway in case other clues emerge.

Many thanks to you both for your informative replies.
Simon