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Offline Rufous Treecreeper

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German photos date and compare please Wilhelmine Dorothea Schmidt
« on: Tuesday 22 December 15 10:41 GMT (UK) »
Hoping for some feedback on the photo of the couple   :)
An idea of the time of the couple photo would be great and also whether people think the lady is the same person as in the other photo.
The other photo is circa 1929 (as a the letter sent with the photo is dated Sep 1929), and is of my great great grandmother Wilhelmine Dorothea Schmidt.  I don't know her age and the only solid date I have is the birth of her daughter in 1884.
If it is her in both it could well be her husband, my great great grandfather, who I don't have a photo of. 
The small photo on the table is interesting too - could it be of their daughter who went to Australia and they had their photo taken with it to send to her?
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Re: German photos date and compare please
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 22 December 15 10:54 GMT (UK) »
The second photo looks to be 1890s so they could well be the same person...many similar features and the hair parting usually stays the same throughout life.
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Re: German photos date and compare please Wilhelmine Dorothea Schmidt
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 22 December 15 16:43 GMT (UK) »
I cleaned her up a little...I hope you don't mind.
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Re: German photos date and compare please Wilhelmine Dorothea Schmidt
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 23 December 15 01:02 GMT (UK) »
Thanks for the lovely clean up and the 1890's info too  :)

The daughter left Germany in 1911 so my romantic theory about her parents having the photo taken to send her is not correct  ::) but it may be she bought the photo out with her instead.  It had to get here somehow!

Many thanks for responding Carol,
Marlene  :)
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Re: German photos date and compare please Wilhelmine Dorothea Schmidt
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 23 December 15 02:45 GMT (UK) »
I lean towards them being the same woman.

Wondering if its possible to enhance the rings on the right hand of each woman to see if there is any similarity?

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Re: German photos date and compare please Wilhelmine Dorothea Schmidt
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 23 December 15 06:41 GMT (UK) »
Not sure if this is clearer?

The hand on the left appears to have a wedding band and engagement ring or dress ring, the one on the right just a wedding band.

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« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 23 December 15 08:33 GMT (UK) »
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Re: German photos date and compare please Wilhelmine Dorothea Schmidt
« Reply #7 on: Thursday 24 December 15 01:56 GMT (UK) »
Clever people  :D  I do appreciate your efforts, so many thanks!

I've pretty much decided it is the same lady, so I'm happy  ;D
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