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Can you tell by this dress what year this was taken?
« on: Sunday 23 December 12 10:23 GMT (UK) »
I'm trying to work out if this is the Mum or the Daughter.  So if I can narrow down the year I can take a better guess  :)

Jamieson (Aberdeenshire / Otago). Watt (Aberdeenshire/ Southland), Lane (Nova Scotia / England / South Island), Brown (Paisley / Abbey Eat Taieri), Houseal/  Hausihl (Germany / Philadelphia / Nova Scotia / Dover / South Island), Gillespie (Glasgow / Ireland), Farquharson, Urquhart, Kaua (East Coast, North Island), Hughes (Anglesea / East Coast, North Island), Boyd (Scotland / East Coast, North Island), Bulfin (south Island)

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Re: Can you tell by this dress what year this was taken?
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 23 December 12 10:51 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: Kiwi Girl on Sunday 23 December 12 10:23 GMT (UK)
I'm trying to work out if this is the Mum or the Daughter.  So if I can narrow down the year I can take a better guess  :)


Hard one  :D
Dress could around 1900's period!
background ????  :D  It look wrong for hand colouring.  to much depht in place - I could be wrong :'(
Ireland[Armagh]:Price.:Darkley:Robinson.[Down]:Moore,Lundy,Lunday,McNamara.:Drumore:Quinn.[Kerry]:Kilflyn:Lynch,Hayes.:Cahirleheen:Lounie,Barrett.[Dongel]:Boyle,O'Donnell.[Tyrone]:McCrenor.[?]:Sullivan. New Zealand[Canterbury]:Bellcairn:McNamara.:Methven: McCrenor,Quinn.:Kerrytown:Lynch,Barrett.[Otago]:Oamaru:Robinson,Boyle. USA[Mass]:Eager,Hayes.:Vermont:Hayes. Canada[Ontanio]:Price.:Orillia:Robinson. Australia[New South Wales]:Price,Robinson.

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Re: Can you tell by this dress what year this was taken?
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 23 December 12 10:57 GMT (UK) »
Yes, it was a black and white.  My niece was showing me how to colourise photos, so we used this as a practise ;)

So original was b&w and a bit sepia'd at the edge.

late 1890s? or early 1900s was our guess, but wasn't sure what was happening with NZ fashions then...
Jamieson (Aberdeenshire / Otago). Watt (Aberdeenshire/ Southland), Lane (Nova Scotia / England / South Island), Brown (Paisley / Abbey Eat Taieri), Houseal/  Hausihl (Germany / Philadelphia / Nova Scotia / Dover / South Island), Gillespie (Glasgow / Ireland), Farquharson, Urquhart, Kaua (East Coast, North Island), Hughes (Anglesea / East Coast, North Island), Boyd (Scotland / East Coast, North Island), Bulfin (south Island)

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Re: Can you tell by this dress what year this was taken?
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 23 December 12 11:25 GMT (UK) »
Hello.

From photos I have, I would go along with the late 1890's early 1900's, but my question is about other identifiers. Advice about the photo itself, it's mounting, and any notations on either side of the photo, may assist with narrowing down the field.

- Alan.
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Re: Can you tell by this dress what year this was taken?
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 23 December 12 11:31 GMT (UK) »
Shouldn't this question be on the photo restoration and dating board? That is where the experts hang out. I am guessing that there will be a clue or two in the photo for dating - the sleeves, neckline and buttons for example.

It looks like a pose and clothing of an older person - very rough guess 50/600ish? . How does that fit in with your photo date estimation and ages of the ladies in question?

Is there any reason that you have blocked out her head? There may be dating clues with the hairstyle.

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Re: Can you tell by this dress what year this was taken?
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 23 December 12 17:24 GMT (UK) »
Hi Kiwi Girl,

I will move this topic to the Photo restoration and dating board. You should get some good replies there.

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HEALEY - IRL?
MURDOCH - Wigtownshire SCT, Otago and Westland NZ
PALING - Nottinghamshire ENG
RILEY - Flamborough; Cottingham; South Dalton ERY, Manitoba CAN, & London ENG
STURTON - Arnold, Nottinghamshire ENG
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Re: Can you tell by this dress what year this was taken?
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 23 December 12 17:27 GMT (UK) »
Sorry, but we need to see the whole thing uncropped and unaltered. The backing is a clue, the toning, everything is a dating clue in an ambiguous photo, and this is one. Please scan in colour.

Also a scan of the back if there is any printing on it.

Cheers,
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Moore/Addison~New Brunswick
Jubb/Kerr~Mirfield~Halifax~Moffatt
Williams~Dolwyddelan

King~Bedfordshire~Hull
Jenkins~Somerset
Sellers~Hull

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Re: Can you tell by this dress what year this was taken?
« Reply #7 on: Sunday 23 December 12 19:12 GMT (UK) »
Hi all,

This was a copy of a copy.  There were no identifying photographer's marks or notes on the back  Just a slightly blue black and white photo with faded marks that I was told were 'kind of sepia' on the original.  I posted it on the NZ thread as fashions may have been a bit different from those in England and America at the time.

Cheers,

KG
Jamieson (Aberdeenshire / Otago). Watt (Aberdeenshire/ Southland), Lane (Nova Scotia / England / South Island), Brown (Paisley / Abbey Eat Taieri), Houseal/  Hausihl (Germany / Philadelphia / Nova Scotia / Dover / South Island), Gillespie (Glasgow / Ireland), Farquharson, Urquhart, Kaua (East Coast, North Island), Hughes (Anglesea / East Coast, North Island), Boyd (Scotland / East Coast, North Island), Bulfin (south Island)

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Re: Can you tell by this dress what year this was taken?
« Reply #8 on: Sunday 23 December 12 19:35 GMT (UK) »
It doesn't seem to be on the NZ board anymore. Could we see it unaltered, please?
Moore/Paterson~Montreal
Moore/Addison~New Brunswick
Jubb/Kerr~Mirfield~Halifax~Moffatt
Williams~Dolwyddelan

King~Bedfordshire~Hull
Jenkins~Somerset
Sellers~Hull
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