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Title: Date & sex please!
Post by: Old Bristolian on Friday 21 September 07 17:30 BST (UK)
I think I know the identity of this individual, but if anyone could hazard a date and the sex of the child I would apprciate it. Restorations will just be a bonus!

Steve
Title: Re: Date & sex please!
Post by: mudge on Friday 21 September 07 17:44 BST (UK)
Hi Steve
I would bet on female :-\ :-\
Here are 2 bonus cleanups , although not much to go at ;) ;)
Mudge
Title: Re: Date & sex please!
Post by: mudge on Friday 21 September 07 18:10 BST (UK)
Lets assume it's a girl for the colouring exercise eh ???
Mudge
Title: Re: Date & sex please!
Post by: meles on Friday 21 September 07 18:14 BST (UK)
Hmmm.

Don't assume it's a girl because the child is wearing a skirt. Fashion were very different in those days. They tended to be dressed all the same.

meles


Title: Re: Date & sex please!
Post by: mudge on Friday 21 September 07 18:27 BST (UK)
meles,
I appreciate your comment, but I actually based my conclusion on the face when I enlarged it. However, I appreciate it could well be a boy.  It's a really hard one to call 8) 8)
Mudge
Title: Re: Date & sex please!
Post by: oldtimer on Friday 21 September 07 18:49 BST (UK)
Aw, Mudge! That's lovely colouring! But I thought it was a boy!!  :-\ :-\
Title: Re: Date & sex please!
Post by: Treetotal on Friday 21 September 07 18:56 BST (UK)
Yes I would go with a boy too ::)...why not do a blue one too Mudge or leave the dress white ;)
Carol
Title: Re: Date & sex please!
Post by: meles on Friday 21 September 07 19:57 BST (UK)
I tried to keep it open, but... so far everyone goes with my instinct that -


he's a boy!


meles
Title: Re: Date & sex please!
Post by: mudge on Saturday 22 September 07 01:33 BST (UK)
OK she's a boy ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Mudge
Title: Re: Date & sex please!
Post by: Rena on Saturday 22 September 07 02:28 BST (UK)
Here's my two pennorth.
1930's style dress and girl's traditional parting on the right.

Rena
Title: Re: Date & sex please!
Post by: PrueM on Saturday 22 September 07 07:09 BST (UK)
Boy, 1910-1920  :)
Title: Re: Date & sex please!
Post by: Les de B on Saturday 22 September 07 07:09 BST (UK)

Don't assume it's a girl because the child is wearing a skirt. Fashion were very different in those days. They tended to be dressed all the same.


Agree 100%. Don't be fooled by the style of clothing. I have seen photo's of my male ancestors in this type of "dress" when they were infants. It looks like a boy to me.

PS: The title of this posting, "Date & Sex Please", had me a bit worried at first. I thought I had logged onto one of those X-rated Lonely Hearts websites!


Les
Title: Re: Date & sex please!
Post by: Gadget on Saturday 22 September 07 08:18 BST (UK)
I'd say a boy but a bit earlier than Prue - say 1905 -ish


Gadget  :)
Title: Re: Date & sex please!
Post by: chinakay on Sunday 23 September 07 04:51 BST (UK)
PS: The title of this posting, "Date & Sex Please", had me a bit worried at first. I thought I had logged onto one of those X-rated Lonely Hearts websites!
Les

I thought it was a bit forward, myself...whatever happened to offering dinner and flowers?

...at least he said "please"...

Cheers,
China
 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Date & sex please!
Post by: Su on Sunday 23 September 07 22:06 BST (UK)
This is a photo of my grandma holding my Dad in 1912.  Dad was born October 1911, so not sure how old he was at time of photo.  My Auntie standing in front was five.  Both as you see were wearing dresses.  To my mind, Dad looks like a little girl.
Title: Re: Date & sex please!
Post by: Gadget on Sunday 23 September 07 22:15 BST (UK)
We had some lovely little dresses that my Dad wore, Su. he was born 1905  :D

How are you sweetie  :)

Gadget
Title: Re: Date & sex please!
Post by: Su on Sunday 23 September 07 23:26 BST (UK)
I'm fine thanks Gadget.  Have PM'd you.

love
Su xxx
Title: Re: Date & sex please!
Post by: Old Bristolian on Monday 24 September 07 09:23 BST (UK)
Thanks everyone - sorry for the delay in replying but I've been away from the computer for a couple of days.

Super  restorations - very much appreciated. The person I thought was the subject was my grandfather, born 1888. The datings would seem to put this in doubt - to me it looks 1890s, but I'm no expert. I've a real dearth of photos for my family in their early years, so I've nothing to compare it with.
Sorry if the post title was provocative - but I've never had so many Chatters read my messages before, so it did work!

Steve