COMPLETED - Touch up or restoration - no dating required

[Polldoll]

I certainly think it's a fellow holding the baby .. Like  Gadget says,..... I 'm sure there is a small beard present!

[Rabbit B]

hi polldoll,

having had a very close look i tend to agree.

but having said that, and studied the site that gadget put up. i couldn't find any reference to men at all.

rabbit b  

[robbo43]

Didn't spot the earlier post that said it was Ukraine, and worked out that the photographers address was Yalta !  For what it is worth, I tend towards the idea that it is a man

Robert

[shaunadavid]

I'm BAAACK. Sorry I was incongnito for a bit. I caught a nasty flu and really didn't feel much to being upright!

I always thought it was a woman, but Rabbit (I think) was right in guessing it was Ukrainian. As for national dress... Umm... I really don't know. There was a huge language barrier when we received these photos and the only person that I knew that was there when the photos were exchanged is gone now, so I can't talk to them.

The bottom right does spell Yalta which is in the Crimea. The story went something like this. Here are some pictures of your family. The little one is your dad's grampa, the baby is Baba Shura and the family one is Baba  Shura's mother.

There was never any mention of the father, but there definately was one. Both mom and pop worked as domestic and coachman in the "Rich officer house" prior to the revolution. When Shura was 18 or so, they left Crimea because of the Revolution and it was becoming unsafe. They moved further north.

I never  thought that this could be man holding the baby, but it makes sense. I always thought it was the "Rich officer's wife" and Shura's mother and Shura, as the baby. I will look at it in greater detail. I have no picture of Shura's dad with which to compare.

Those restore and colour and clean up are BEAUTIFUL. I really can't believe the magic  that everyone can do. Thank you so very much, for the help and the insight. And I really do apologize for posting and the not following it up. Thank you for your patience.

Shauna

[trish1120]

Sorry, but I dont see the person as a man.
It definitely looks like a woman to me esp. as she is holding flowers
She has her hair covered also which according to the website indicates she is a married woman.

Think we really need to see all 3 photos to check out family connections .

Trish

[PaulaToo]

Even in National dress, I can't imagine a man in a long decorated frock like that, especially with a petticoat.

I'm thinking more on the lines of knee length tunics and boots.
Got to remember we are looking at Ukrainian features here not English.

Also, National costume does change, all be it slightly, over the years, and this has had a hundred years of changes, so there might be a bit of a  difference to what we see today.

[Rabbit B]

Even in National dress, I can't imagine a man in a long decorated frock like that, especially with a petticoat.

hi Paula, i think you are right. no man would ever wear a petticoat, i am going to stick with it being grandma, older ladies get hairy chins too. 

rabbit b 

[miagre1]

Hello Shauna,

Best regards George.

[shaunadavid]

OOOOHHHH! George, it's gorgeous!!! I've been concentrating on the other baby picture I forgot about this one. You've done an amazing job!! Thank you again.

Shauna