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Re: Dating two photos of the Watson Family
« Reply #18 on: Tuesday 25 July 17 18:11 BST (UK) »
I wonder if 'she' was actually a 'he ::)
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Re: Dating two photos of the Watson Family
« Reply #19 on: Tuesday 25 July 17 18:19 BST (UK) »
I did wonder too...she has a very masculine look.... I was thrown by the design on the backs which I knew didn't fit with the fashion of the pair which I thought was 1860s...but was reluctance to suggest a reprint. Thank heavens for Jim and his superior knowledge  :D
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Re: Dating two photos of the Watson Family
« Reply #20 on: Tuesday 25 July 17 18:55 BST (UK) »
I'm glad not to be alone Treetotal. Being a life long admirer of the female form, her face' just doesn't  look right. I'd love that dress, swish, swish. 
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Re: Dating two photos of the Watson Family
« Reply #21 on: Sunday 30 July 17 16:40 BST (UK) »
Another thing has been bugging me. Her dress could well be 1850's. I wonder if both the photographs are of the same person, say ten years or more apart.
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