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Title: Frances 'Steve' Stevens (1915-2017) - clean up & colour request please
Post by: Avondale16 on Friday 02 March 18 18:34 GMT (UK)
This is a photo of my dear cousin 'Steve' (she hated the name Frances) who only died last November & during the 5 years we were in contact gave me so much background on my family history.

Here she is aged 5? on Worthing beach with her favourite dolly.

A clean up & a splash of colour would be great

Keith
Title: Re: Frances 'Steve' Stevens (1915-2017) - clean up & colour request please
Post by: Gadget on Saturday 03 March 18 08:24 GMT (UK)
Hi Keith

Do you have a better scan as this is really heavily pixelated and compressed.

Gadget
Title: Re: Frances 'Steve' Stevens (1915-2017) - clean up & colour request please
Post by: Avondale16 on Saturday 03 March 18 08:31 GMT (UK)
Good morning Gadget - is this any better?

Keith
Title: Re: Frances 'Steve' Stevens (1915-2017) - clean up & colour request please
Post by: Gadget on Saturday 03 March 18 08:37 GMT (UK)
Looks better on first look. Has it been smoothed at some stage?
Title: Re: Frances 'Steve' Stevens (1915-2017) - clean up & colour request please
Post by: Avondale16 on Saturday 03 March 18 08:45 GMT (UK)
I honestly don't know - the one I sent originally was the version I had in main directory of family photos. The second one was the version that I actually received by email from Steve herself.
Title: Re: Frances 'Steve' Stevens (1915-2017) - clean up & colour request please
Post by: Gadget on Saturday 03 March 18 10:04 GMT (UK)
Here's a small one to be going on with.  Will do some more later  :)

Gadget

Title: Re: Frances 'Steve' Stevens (1915-2017) - clean up & colour request please
Post by: Avondale16 on Saturday 03 March 18 10:14 GMT (UK)
Thank you Gadget - so much better than the copies I had  :)
Title: Re: Frances 'Steve' Stevens (1915-2017) - clean up & colour request please
Post by: Treetotal on Saturday 03 March 18 14:06 GMT (UK)
A clean from me too.
Carol
Title: Re: Frances 'Steve' Stevens (1915-2017) - clean up & colour request please
Post by: Avondale16 on Saturday 03 March 18 14:14 GMT (UK)
Beautiful Carol - love the framing  :)

Keith
Title: Re: Frances 'Steve' Stevens (1915-2017) - clean up & colour request please
Post by: Gadget on Saturday 03 March 18 14:42 GMT (UK)
Just done this subdued colouring
Title: Re: Frances 'Steve' Stevens (1915-2017) - clean up & colour request please
Post by: Avondale16 on Saturday 03 March 18 14:50 GMT (UK)
That's lovely Gadget - gives it a nice summery feel

Here is the little girl some 97 years later..... :D

Keith
Title: Re: Frances 'Steve' Stevens (1915-2017) - clean up & colour request please
Post by: Gadget on Saturday 03 March 18 14:56 GMT (UK)
Did she keep the doll?

 :)
Title: Re: Frances 'Steve' Stevens (1915-2017) - clean up & colour request please
Post by: Avondale16 on Saturday 03 March 18 14:59 GMT (UK)
Quote from: Gadget on Saturday 03 March 18 14:56 GMT (UK)
Did she keep the doll?

 :)

Yes it went with her when she emigrated to NZ after WW2 & she kept it all her life  :D
Title: Re: Frances 'Steve' Stevens (1915-2017) - clean up & colour request please
Post by: Treetotal on Saturday 03 March 18 15:03 GMT (UK)
Wow...she looks good for 102 Keith  :o
Carol
Title: Re: Frances 'Steve' Stevens (1915-2017) - clean up & colour request please
Post by: Avondale16 on Saturday 03 March 18 15:11 GMT (UK)
Quote from: Treetotal on Saturday 03 March 18 15:03 GMT (UK)
Wow...she looks good for 102 Keith  :o
Carol

She was right on it mentally as well - I would usually get 2/3 emails a day from her - she lived for a while above the shop in Clapham. I've got a picture of helping her dad decorate his giant christmas cake. A real character - went to her 101st birthday party on the back of a Harley Davidson!
Title: Re: Frances 'Steve' Stevens (1915-2017) - clean up & colour request please
Post by: Gadget on Saturday 03 March 18 15:27 GMT (UK)
Wonder if I'll be so game in 30 years time  ;D ;D

I did a nostalgia-type version cos it's still snowing   :-\

Title: Re: Frances 'Steve' Stevens (1915-2017) - clean up & colour request please
Post by: Treetotal on Saturday 03 March 18 15:35 GMT (UK)
Quote from: Avondale16 on Saturday 03 March 18 15:11 GMT (UK)
Quote from: Treetotal on Saturday 03 March 18 15:03 GMT (UK)
Wow...she looks good for 102 Keith  :o
Carol

She was right on it mentally as well - I would usually get 2/3 emails a day from her - she lived for a while above the shop in Clapham. I've got a picture of helping her dad decorate his giant christmas cake. A real character - went to her 101st birthday party on the back of a Harley Davidson!


Wow...I'd kill for a ride on one of those...memories  :o ;D ;D ;D
Carol
Title: Re: Frances 'Steve' Stevens (1915-2017) - clean up & colour request please
Post by: Avondale16 on Saturday 03 March 18 15:41 GMT (UK)
Another lovely version Gadget - I will send a copy to her daughter in NZ who is a mere 80 next week.  ;D

Title: Re: Frances 'Steve' Stevens (1915-2017) - clean up & colour request please
Post by: Treetotal on Saturday 03 March 18 15:43 GMT (UK)
Quote from: Avondale16 on Saturday 03 March 18 14:14 GMT (UK)
Beautiful Carol - love the framing  :)

Keith

My pleasure Keith.
Carol
Title: Re: Frances 'Steve' Stevens (1915-2017) - clean up & colour request please
Post by: Gadget on Saturday 03 March 18 15:45 GMT (UK)
Is it snowing with you, Carol?

 ;D ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: Frances 'Steve' Stevens (1915-2017) - clean up & colour request please
Post by: Treetotal on Saturday 03 March 18 15:48 GMT (UK)
We have had snow, but it's not at the moment.
Carol