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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs => Topic started by: josey on Monday 01 February 16 15:51 GMT (UK)

Title: Date for Photo of Gamekeeper please
Post by: josey on Monday 01 February 16 15:51 GMT (UK)

Tony Webb has put a link on this thread
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=740486.msg5869505#msg5869505
to the photo attached.

It can also be seen at
https://www.flickr.com/photos/swindonlocal/3784001743/in/album-72157621965075674/

Can anyone date it please? Swindon Libraries dated it as 1880s but say it is an 'early photograph'; the book Gamekeeper at Home based on the family was published in 1878.

Thanks, Josey

Title: Re: Date for Photo of Gamekeeper please
Post by: jim1 on Monday 01 February 16 16:33 GMT (UK)

About a decade later.
The puffball type sleeve was a late style of the Gigot sleeve which dates it mid-late 90's.

Title: Re: Date for Photo of Gamekeeper please
Post by: josey on Monday 01 February 16 16:57 GMT (UK)

Thanks Jim.