COMPLETE NDating and Clean up of 2nd g grandfather

[en2gen]

I would very much appreciate some clean up and improvement of this photo of my 2nd g grandfather. I was wondering about the style of the jacket, with very short lapels and sort of a cut-away styling. I haven't seen anything like this. Can it be dated? Also what is that which appears to be a large button above the lapel on the left side of the photo. Is it just a button, or something else? Any ideas appreciated.

Thanks,
Louise
California

[Lynntony]

A quick tidy up

Tony

[Juliepen]

Heres one from me.

Julie
xx

[saddles]

Another version.

Mike.

[IgorStrav]

Hi Louise

you may get better dating advice if you change the title of your thread to request dating as well as clean-up.

Just click on modify at the bottom of your first mail and change the title.

Then the dating experts will come and take a look!

[en2gen]

Thanks all for your effort in cleaning up this photo. And thank you for the advice of getting some dating experts to chime in. I have taken that and changed my title.

LL

[kattie]

Well, I would say 1870s.
And it fits with Sarony's life span:
http://www.luminous-lint.com/app/photographer/Oliver__Sarony/A/

[terry h]

Another

Terry

[jim1]

Hello Louise
Men in suits are difficult to date,old men in suits even more so.
This style of morning coat fastened at the neck was a style popular in the 1870's/90's,however as Oliver Sarony died 1879 would have to put this 1875(when rounded corners on cards first appeared) & 1879.
If you have the original can we see the back.
jim