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another date please
« on: Wednesday 01 February 12 02:14 GMT (UK) »
with the second man, the studio was about c.1900 and thats all i could fined,

Any help would be great,

John.

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Re: another date please
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 01 February 12 06:46 GMT (UK) »
The backing of each photo looks like very early 1900s. However, the second photo doesn't look like the first in terms of image quality and may be a reprint. Often people had copies made after the death of the subject, as a memorial photo, and it's possible that's what this is.

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Re: another date please
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 01 February 12 12:24 GMT (UK) »
The second one was taken at the studio of Arnold Jarchy.He was the great grandfather of Poirot actor David Suchet.The clip below is from Who Do You Think You Are and shows David Suchet being shown around what was his great grandfather's studio.

http://youtu.be/wbvfuZL96J8
SCOTLAND: Wardlaw Steen/Stein Tweedie McBride McEwan Pate/Peat Brown Somerville Bishop Farier/Ferrier Wood  Torrance Gibb Ross Dunlop Downs Richardson Ramsey Story Snaddon/Sneddon Auld Allan McLean McInnes Mason Law Lawson Kerr Cockburn Christie Ballingall Wardrope Weir Wallace Scott.
IRELAND: Welsh Clifford Lee Allingham Keane Dale Robinson Greer McVey Bingham Skelton Carson Broomfield Clark McEwan/McKeown McCreary McLaughlan.
YORKSHIRE: Cudworth Smith Cope Coulton Hainsworth

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« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 01 February 12 14:22 GMT (UK) »
Oh very interesting, i think i actually watched that episode :) and i love Poirot hahahaha,

Thank you both very much.

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