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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs => Topic started by: DonM on Friday 16 February 18 16:29 GMT (UK)
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Trying to estimate the date of this photo. There is nothing on the back, it is a copy. I thought perhaps late 1800 or even early 1900 but after looking at the various Turnbull logos and this lads clothing and hair I am at a loss.
Thank you.
Don
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Any help?
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Good one for comparison towards end of this page with date of 1879
https://universityofglasgowlibrary.wordpress.com/2017/05/18/innovative-images-the-glasgow-photographic-association/
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Possibly same chair used here dated to early 1880s
http://www.thelows.madasafish.com/cards/turnsons_75jam.htm
add - also see here
http://www.thelows.madasafish.com/cards/turnsons_10jam2.htm
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I'm not all that confident dating boys/male photos but I'd think this was late 1890s -maybe a bit later but not much.
Hopefully, Jim will come along.
Gadget
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Well I thought early 1870s as the corners appear to be square which were phased out in favour of the round corners in the early 1870s
Carol
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My first thought was 1870's & as Carol said the square corners are from the early decade but could be up to around 1877.
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It certainly like a tatty 1870s card stock, Carol. I was going by his hair style and collar/tie. As I said, I'm never confident with male pics.
Added - now found 3 or 4 pics of older men with outfit/neck attire like that in Shrimpton, dated 1870s.
Got another book on order :)
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Thanks all for your help. I am quite confident I now know who he is based on a 1870's photo and not who I imagined it was. He was b 1864.
Don
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No one requested a clean up - but really I didn't have anything to do . . .