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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs => Topic started by: notaninch on Monday 18 September 17 10:08 BST (UK)
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I am hoping to include some photos in a family history but with context i.e. connect them the particular generation. The photo is of the quayside of Waterford City, Ireland but I do not have a date. The ships look like they were Steamships and the gent with the top hat may suggest late Victorian or early Edwardian. Does the sailors uniform offer a clue?. My guess is about 1905 give or take 5 years. Can someone be more accurate
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A colourised version of this same photograph appears first on Google search images. Date given is c1900.
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A colourised version of this same photograph appears first on Google search images. Date given is c1900.
Regorian, Thanks for your comment. It confirms what I suspected would be the approximated date and fits with what I'm doing. Think I can close this off. Cheers
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Another of the same pic HERE (http://www.rareirishstuff.com/waterford-/the-quays-waterford-city-co-waterford-ireland-1902.2305.html)........... gives 1902, so same ball park.
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I forgot to mention , a really marvelous photograph.
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The date is deeply suspicious. The 2 ladies at the bottom wear hats not around C.1900-05. I think you need to come forward a decade. Academic really as it would have looked pretty much the same C. 1900-05.
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The date is deeply suspicious. The 2 ladies at the bottom wear hats not around C.1900-05. I think you need to come forward a decade. Academic really as it would have looked pretty much the same C. 1900-05.
If the date could be proven to be out by 10 years then it would still fit for me. That said would we not expect to see a change in the ships once we move forward. Not only did women's hat wear change but ships did too. just a thought!
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I took a good look at the ships too. Two steamers and the rest sailing ships. There were still sailing ships in service during WWI. I don't like to see sailing ships sinking in WWI. U-boats wouldn't waste a torpedo on them, but surface and use the deck gun to sink them.