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bennett
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When looking at old photographs,or restores to old ones,
not on any particular site,
does anyone else feel a bit spooky?
It's not the time scale,knowing that they are all deceased , 
some look like corpses anyway, 
so deadpan,no expressions whatsoever.
It really gives me the creeps.
Must send a note to myself,
not to look at them just before bedtime. 
Bennett
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DRAKE...Plymouth.Devon DRAKE...Australia. LAKEY....Plymouth.Devon. WEEKES.Plymouth.Devon. MARTIN...Minehead.Somerset. WEBBER..Watchet/Williton Somerset STRONG...Minehead.Somerset. SMITH......Minehead.Somerset. HART........Leeds.Yorkshire. WEIR.......Ireland.Liverpool BROWN....Liverpool. WRIGHT...Liverpool Census information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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muppetprincess
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Hi Bennett,
Yes, it does seem spooky.
There are 2 possible reasons for this. firstly, the cameras has a very long exposure time, as the film/photographic plates were very slow. It's almost impossible to remain still, smiling for a long time without moving.
The second reason is that they didn't have the dental hygiene standards that we do. most of them would not have had any teeth. looks pretty ugly with that kind of smile!!! You can sometimes tell if this is the case, as the face "shrinks in" at the sides, causing some people to look a lot older than they actually were.
Muppetprincess
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Buchan, Duthie, Jack, Monro- Aberdeen
Jardine- Dumfries, Cooma (NSW)
Cochrane- Scotland
Sparks- Norfolk, Young (NSW), South Australia
Liddiard- Wiltshire
Dellow- Hertfordshire
Ford- Ireland
McKechnie-South Australia, & ?Scotland??
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bennett
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Hi Muppetprincess,
Thanks for the reply,
yes have to agree with you,on both accounts.Hi Bennett,
Yes, it does seem spooky.
There are 2 possible reasons for this. firstly, the cameras has a very long exposure time, as the film/photographic plates were very slow. It's almost impossible to remain still, smiling for a long time without moving.
The second reason is that they didn't have the dental hygiene standards that we do. most of them would not have had any teeth. looks pretty ugly with that kind of smile!!! You can sometimes tell if this is the case, as the face "shrinks in" at the sides, causing some people to look a lot older than they actually were.
Muppetprincess
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Mogsmum
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Not so much spooky but, looking at some of my rellies (particularly the women), I'm glad I never had the opportunity to upset them. 'Fearsome' is the word that springs to mind.
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bennett
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'Fearsome' is just the right word,
my imagination must have ran away with me,
OH was working away,so in the house on my own that night.
I'm so glad he is back now.
I can look at some more photos now lol!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bennett
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DRAKE...Plymouth.Devon DRAKE...Australia. LAKEY....Plymouth.Devon. WEEKES.Plymouth.Devon. MARTIN...Minehead.Somerset. WEBBER..Watchet/Williton Somerset STRONG...Minehead.Somerset. SMITH......Minehead.Somerset. HART........Leeds.Yorkshire. WEIR.......Ireland.Liverpool BROWN....Liverpool. WRIGHT...Liverpool Census information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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