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Offline PaulaToo

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Re: Help dating and/or restoring this photo please
« Reply #36 on: Wednesday 20 January 10 20:53 GMT (UK) »
Just couldn't resist a second go...

I'd put the date around 1905, year or so either way.
I think the waistcoat is quite ordinary for its time and the man wears a shirt under it. You need one of the clothes experts to be sure.

I've got a similar problem with one of my photos. My Mum, sadly no longer with us, stabbed a finger at the photo and said 'That's Eliza Ann.'
Her finger covered several little ladies in the group. I wish now I had asked 'WHICH?'
But at least I know my most troublesome ancestor is there....somewhere.... :-\
Bartlett/Henley on Thames
Caponhurst/Buckinghamshire and?
Denchfield/North Marston/Bucks
Webb/Winchester
Mathias/Pembroke/Pembroke Dock
John/Pembroke/Pembroke Dock
Smith/Portsmouth/Portsea
Purchas/Bucks and?
Olliffe/Bucks

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Re: Help dating and/or restoring this photo please
« Reply #37 on: Wednesday 20 January 10 22:19 GMT (UK) »
Just couldn't resist a second go...

I'd put the date around 1905, year or so either way.
I think the waistcoat is quite ordinary for its time and the man wears a shirt under it. You need one of the clothes experts to be sure.

I've got a similar problem with one of my photos. My Mum, sadly no longer with us, stabbed a finger at the photo and said 'That's Eliza Ann.'
Her finger covered several little ladies in the group. I wish now I had asked 'WHICH?'
But at least I know my most troublesome ancestor is there....somewhere.... :-\

Hi Paula,

What a superb job you have made of that!  Well done!

I would think that Geoff  will be very pleased with that one!  I have dated it earlier on and was about to repeat myself,  ::)

This one was well beyond me, so I am sorry to say that I binned it!  Good on you Paula, Xinia and Terry for doing a great job on a difficult restore!

Oh whoops Marion so sorry, I nearly forgot you!  Well done too

Rabbit B  ;D

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Re: Help dating and/or restoring this photo please
« Reply #38 on: Wednesday 20 January 10 22:48 GMT (UK) »
thanks rabbit, can't talk, onna phone.
Bartlett/Henley on Thames
Caponhurst/Buckinghamshire and?
Denchfield/North Marston/Bucks
Webb/Winchester
Mathias/Pembroke/Pembroke Dock
John/Pembroke/Pembroke Dock
Smith/Portsmouth/Portsea
Purchas/Bucks and?
Olliffe/Bucks