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Title: Date and tidy for 3 girls in hats
Post by: japeflakes on Tuesday 02 January 18 15:30 GMT (UK)
Could anyone suggest a date and or provide a tidy/colour for these 3 please?
Title: Re: Date and tidy for 3 girls in hats
Post by: Treetotal on Tuesday 02 January 18 18:44 GMT (UK)
I would say it was Edwardian.
Carol
Title: Re: Date and tidy for 3 girls in hats
Post by: McGroger on Tuesday 02 January 18 21:40 GMT (UK)
Lovely photo, JF. Thanks for sharing.
Peter
Title: Re: Date and tidy for 3 girls in hats
Post by: Askae on Tuesday 02 January 18 23:25 GMT (UK)
Hi Japeflakes  :)
Lovely photo indeed! Here are two versions from me.
Title: Re: Date and tidy for 3 girls in hats
Post by: McGroger on Wednesday 03 January 18 02:39 GMT (UK)
Welcome to Rootschat, Askae. Nice work.

A second one from me with a little colour.

Peter
Title: Re: Date and tidy for 3 girls in hats
Post by: Handypandy on Wednesday 03 January 18 04:42 GMT (UK)
One from me...
Title: Re: Date and tidy for 3 girls in hats
Post by: japeflakes on Wednesday 03 January 18 07:21 GMT (UK)
Hi. Thank you all for the excellent restores already.What ages would you put on the 3? Do you think it is a special occasion or just a family? sitting?
Title: Re: Date and tidy for 3 girls in hats
Post by: Treetotal on Wednesday 03 January 18 10:00 GMT (UK)
About 10, 2 and 12 years old.
Carol
Title: Re: Date and tidy for 3 girls in hats
Post by: japeflakes on Wednesday 03 January 18 11:13 GMT (UK)
Quote from: Treetotal on Wednesday 03 January 18 10:00 GMT (UK)
About 10, 2 and 12 years old.
Carol

Thank you.  Trying hard to work out who they might be. So the 10 year old born around 1890 ish or?
Title: Re: Date and tidy for 3 girls in hats
Post by: McGroger on Wednesday 03 January 18 11:31 GMT (UK)
The girl on the left has a younger looking face but looks to be the same size as the girl on the right. My guess is 10-12 for the older two and 2-3 for the younger one. The older ones born 1890-1900.
Peter
Title: Re: Date and tidy for 3 girls in hats
Post by: Treetotal on Wednesday 03 January 18 11:44 GMT (UK)
It's hard to date children because the sailor dress style had a long life and clothes were often handed down. I have two postcard photos of children dressed similarly dated 1903 and 1905. After a closer look in Photoshop I wouldn't rule out twins.
Carol
Title: Re: Date and tidy for 3 girls in hats
Post by: Treetotal on Wednesday 03 January 18 12:14 GMT (UK)
A clean from me too.
Carol
Title: Re: Date and tidy for 3 girls in hats
Post by: japeflakes on Wednesday 03 January 18 13:09 GMT (UK)
Do you think all related or?
Title: Re: Date and tidy for 3 girls in hats
Post by: japeflakes on Wednesday 03 January 18 13:10 GMT (UK)
Glad to see that it has come up so well thanks to all the experts on here and the ages/dates are very helpful
Title: Re: Date and tidy for 3 girls in hats
Post by: Trishanne on Wednesday 03 January 18 14:27 GMT (UK)
Lovely photo japeflakes.
Pat
Title: Re: Date and tidy for 3 girls in hats
Post by: Trishanne on Wednesday 03 January 18 16:12 GMT (UK)
I've added some colour
Pat
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Post by: pablo59 on Wednesday 03 January 18 20:13 GMT (UK)
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Title: Re: Date and tidy for 3 girls in hats
Post by: japeflakes on Wednesday 03 January 18 20:29 GMT (UK)
Yet more excellent restores.  Well done and thank you.
Title: Re: Date and tidy for 3 girls in hats
Post by: McGroger on Wednesday 03 January 18 20:54 GMT (UK)
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Do you think all related or?
I think their looks/dress says "maybe/maybe not/probably" sisters. But I don't think you would see such familiarity in a pose if they weren't sisters. So, yes! :D
Peter
Title: Re: Date and tidy for 3 girls in hats
Post by: japeflakes on Wednesday 03 January 18 21:04 GMT (UK)
Think I followed that :-) 
Title: Re: Date and tidy for 3 girls in hats
Post by: Treetotal on Wednesday 03 January 18 22:47 GMT (UK)
There is big age gap between them so either there were siblings who died in between or the little one could be their niece. I don't see a strong resemblance between the older girls and the little one as she is much darker.
Carol
Title: Re: Date and tidy for 3 girls in hats
Post by: McGroger on Wednesday 03 January 18 23:35 GMT (UK)
Or perhaps boys in between, photographed separately? :) Lots of possibilities unless you have some contenders in mind, JF.
Peter
Title: Re: Date and tidy for 3 girls in hats
Post by: tommyfromri on Thursday 04 January 18 00:55 GMT (UK)
a tidy and colour from me. looks like sisters and a neice or maybe a half sibling from a 2nd marriage?
Title: Re: Date and tidy for 3 girls in hats
Post by: japeflakes on Thursday 04 January 18 08:00 GMT (UK)
Great stuff team.  At the moment who they were is a mystery but the more info I have the more likely I might be able to name the 3 hat girls. ALL ideas add to the "fact file" and the restores give new life to an old re-discovered small photo.
Title: Re: Date and tidy for 3 girls in hats
Post by: Wiggy on Thursday 04 January 18 08:10 GMT (UK)
Could the one in the middle have been adopted maybe?  I think he/she looks very different and seems to have darker skin and big dark eyes (as Carol has commented) - Very attractive looking.  the two on the side seem to be showing her/him off.   

I think on balance I would say her . . . . ;)

Wiggy
Title: Re: Date and tidy for 3 girls in hats
Post by: Gadget on Thursday 04 January 18 09:01 GMT (UK)
My euro's worth  :)

It's circa 1905. The young one is a boy and there is a similarity between him and the girl on the right.  The girl on the left has some different features but, on balance, he's their little brother.

Gadget
Title: Re: Date and tidy for 3 girls in hats
Post by: *Sandra* on Thursday 04 January 18 15:47 GMT (UK)
Quote from: Treetotal on Wednesday 03 January 18 11:44 GMT (UK)
I have two postcard photos of children dressed similarly dated 1903 and 1905.
Carol

I would agree with that date Carol.

Sandra