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Annie Louisa Jones of Aldon
Grahamstown photographers
« on: Wednesday 30 January 08 20:23 GMT (UK) »
Some time ago a request was made for help with identifying some 19th century photographers in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape. I too have a considerable number of unidentified photos taken in Grahamstown and other Eastern Cape towns and would appreciate some help with dating these, perhaps by dating when the photographers were in business.
If anyone can help with this I would be glad to hear from them.
Thanks
Mary
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Morgan, Wilcox, Hulbert, Olive - Gloucestershire; Diggines, Gill, Rivers, Bull, Powell, Howell - Bristol; Hulley, Cawood - Yorkshire and South Africa; Stedman,  Hamar, Luther - Shropshire; Staddon, Rawle, Richards, Kemp -  West Somerset; Jones - Bettws, Montgomeryshire and Mainstone, Shropshire; Williams - Beguildy, Radnorshire; Coleman - Kent; Gradwell - Lancashire;  Moodie -  Orkneys.
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Scan your photos at 300to600 ppi..........or else
Re: Grahamstown photographers
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 30 January 08 21:19 GMT (UK) »
Hello Mary,

How many do you have ?

If they are just for dating and not restoring , put a couple on at a time , with either details or a scan of the back as well.

The knowledgeable ones (not me  Undecided )  on here , get a lot of info from the backs.

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Scan your photos at 300 to 600 ppi for best results
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Re: Grahamstown photographers
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 30 January 08 21:47 GMT (UK) »
Mary,

Photographers came and went - but fashion was constant. By the time photos were in use the fashion mags travelled the globe almost at the speed of light (well wind anyway). Men are hard to date because they insisted on the comfortable slippers, but no woman worth her salt would have her photo taken not in the height of fashion.

As Jim says include the full scan and the backs if you can but the experts here can generally get within a couple of years.

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Re: Grahamstown photographers
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 30 January 08 22:00 GMT (UK) »
Thanks, yes may do, but have so many it would take time.
Regards
Mary
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Re: Grahamstown photographers
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 31 January 08 05:24 GMT (UK) »
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Post one, and we'll see where we get!
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