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Title: Emma Jolly - a clean up please
Post by: Avondale16 on Wednesday 23 May 18 17:13 BST (UK)
This is an image of my great grandfather's sister Emma who I know was in service for some time but I'm wondering if she is wearing a nurse's uniform here  :-\

A clean up of this image would be much appreciated.

Keith
Title: Re: Emma Jolly - a clean up please
Post by: DrDude45 on Wednesday 23 May 18 19:54 BST (UK)
here's my offering. Hope you enjoy!
Title: Re: Emma Jolly - a clean up please
Post by: Avondale16 on Wednesday 23 May 18 19:59 BST (UK)
here's my offering. Hope you enjoy!

Great clean up DrDude - so much better than the original.
Thanks very much
Keith
Title: Re: Emma Jolly - a clean up please
Post by: DrDude45 on Wednesday 23 May 18 20:00 BST (UK)
added a larger version to the previous post. hope you like it.
Title: Re: Emma Jolly - a clean up please
Post by: Avondale16 on Wednesday 23 May 18 20:03 BST (UK)
added a larger version to the previous post. hope you like it.

Thanks again - larger version will be great for printing.
Much appreciated
Keith
Title: Re: Emma Jolly - a clean up please
Post by: pablo59 on Thursday 24 May 18 01:27 BST (UK)
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Title: Re: Emma Jolly - a clean up please
Post by: Avondale16 on Thursday 24 May 18 10:39 BST (UK)
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Very nice B&W version - thank you Pablo
Keith
Title: Re: Emma Jolly - a clean up please
Post by: ymfoster on Thursday 24 May 18 14:13 BST (UK)
My effort,  :)

Yvonne
Title: Re: Emma Jolly - a clean up please
Post by: Avondale16 on Thursday 24 May 18 15:44 BST (UK)
My effort,  :)

Yvonne

Super clean up Yvonne - thank you so much
Always appreciated
Keith
Title: Re: Emma Jolly - a clean up please
Post by: Treetotal on Thursday 24 May 18 17:36 BST (UK)
She could be a Children's nurse Keith.
Carol
Title: Re: Emma Jolly - a clean up please
Post by: Avondale16 on Thursday 24 May 18 18:04 BST (UK)
She could be a Children's nurse Keith.
Carol

Thanks Carol - that would make sense - why didn't I think of that  ::)
Keith
Title: Re: Emma Jolly - a clean up please
Post by: Trishanne on Thursday 24 May 18 21:40 BST (UK)
Here she is, lovely lady
Pat
Title: Re: Emma Jolly - a clean up please
Post by: Trishanne on Thursday 24 May 18 21:51 BST (UK)
A coloured version too
Pat
Title: Re: Emma Jolly - a clean up please
Post by: Avondale16 on Thursday 24 May 18 23:11 BST (UK)
Here she is, lovely lady
Pat

A lovely restore Pat - I'm lucky to have recently been 'gifted' an album of photos & it's wonderful to put faces to what were previously just names on a family tree. She looks a kind but determined lady.
Keith
Title: Re: Emma Jolly - a clean up please
Post by: Avondale16 on Thursday 24 May 18 23:14 BST (UK)
A coloured version too
Pat

What a treat to see her in colour - that's so kind of you Pat. Beautiful work as always - she looks even lovelier in colour.
Much appreciated
Keith
Title: Re: Emma Jolly - a clean up please
Post by: loord74 on Sunday 27 May 18 15:55 BST (UK)
my color try
Rami
Title: Re: Emma Jolly - a clean up please
Post by: Avondale16 on Sunday 27 May 18 16:55 BST (UK)
my color try
Rami

Another lovely colour version Rami - she looks so smart in her uniform - this will be a great addition to the album.
Thank you as always for the work you do on my photos.
Keith
Title: Re: Emma Jolly - a clean up please
Post by: loord74 on Sunday 27 May 18 17:01 BST (UK)
my color try
Rami

Another lovely colour version Rami - she looks so smart in her uniform - this will be a great addition to the album.
Thank you as always for the work you do on my photos.
Keith

You are welcome keith..Your photos scanning quality give me a push up to go through them :)
Title: Re: Emma Jolly - a clean up please
Post by: terry h on Monday 28 May 18 13:45 BST (UK)
Two more.

Terry
Title: Re: Emma Jolly - a clean up please
Post by: Avondale16 on Monday 28 May 18 14:03 BST (UK)
Two more.

Terry

Thanks Terry - always love the look of your restores & the framing gives a great finish.
I am in your debt (as always)
Keith
Title: Re: Emma Jolly - a clean up please
Post by: terry h on Monday 28 May 18 15:02 BST (UK)
Glad you like them ......and one with some colour.

Terry
Title: Re: Emma Jolly - a clean up please
Post by: Avondale16 on Monday 28 May 18 15:29 BST (UK)
Glad you like them ......and one with some colour.

Terry

and a lovely colour version - I can definitely see a likeness to my grandmother in this image.
Thanks again Terry for all your talented work on this photo.
Keith
Title: Re: Emma Jolly - a clean up please
Post by: Treetotal on Monday 28 May 18 16:11 BST (UK)
I had a go too Keith.
Carol
Title: Re: Emma Jolly - a clean up please
Post by: Treetotal on Monday 28 May 18 16:17 BST (UK)
One without the border and a slightly different tone.
Carol
Title: Re: Emma Jolly - a clean up please
Post by: Avondale16 on Monday 28 May 18 16:44 BST (UK)
Another 2 lovely versions - thank you so much Carol for taking the time to do these & for all the other work you have done so far on my family pics.

Keith

I do love a border  ;)
Title: Re: Emma Jolly - a clean up please
Post by: Treetotal on Monday 28 May 18 17:13 BST (UK)
What on earth will we do when the photos run out Keith...yours are such a pleasure to do and really well scanned. You are always so appreciative and that, for us, is a great motivator  ;)
Carol
 
Title: Re: Emma Jolly - a clean up please
Post by: Avondale16 on Monday 28 May 18 17:25 BST (UK)
What on earth will we do when the photos run out Keith...yours are such a pleasure to do and really well scanned. You are always so appreciative and that, for us, is a great motivator  ;)
Carol
 

 ;D ;D don't worry I have few more yet (just been gifted an album by a cousin who has no other rellies interested in FH). I've tried to improve my scanning by listening the RC guidance. I am constantly amazed & moved by the restores that are achieved by you & all the other talented people on here.
Keith
Title: Re: Emma Jolly - a clean up please
Post by: Treetotal on Thursday 31 May 18 12:20 BST (UK)
Look what I found whilst trying to establish whether she was a nurse or a maid...Interesting  :o

https://picclick.co.uk/Cdv-old-photograph-house-maid-servant-or-nurse-332450417636.html

https://picclick.co.uk/Cdv-old-photograph-house-maid-servant-by-Thomas-382233266764.html

The second link describes a lady in the same type of outfit as a servant:


Carol
Title: Re: Emma Jolly - a clean up please
Post by: Avondale16 on Thursday 31 May 18 12:36 BST (UK)
Wow! what are the chances of that Carol - interesting to see that the photographer's studio was one used a lot by the Stevens side of the family. So all in all she was probably in service as a nurse's maid.

Keith
Title: Re: Emma Jolly - a clean up please
Post by: Treetotal on Thursday 31 May 18 12:38 BST (UK)
It wasn't unusual for people to swap and collect CdVs in Victorian times...many people shared multiple copies with friends and Family. Postcard collecting took over at the start of the 20thC.

I just wasn't convinced that she was a nurse Keith, so had a look at maid's outfits for the era.

Carol
Title: Re: Emma Jolly - a clean up please
Post by: Treetotal on Thursday 31 May 18 12:44 BST (UK)
This is a verse from my book on dating and collecting CdVs:

Yes, this is my album,
But learn 'ere you look,
That all are expected to
add to my book.

You are welcome to quiz it,
The penalty is
That you add your own portrait,
For others to quiz.

Carol
Title: Re: Emma Jolly - a clean up please
Post by: Avondale16 on Thursday 31 May 18 12:50 BST (UK)
It wasn't unusual for people to swap and collect CdVs in Victorian times...many people shared multiple copies with friends and Family. Postcard collecting took over at the start of the 20thC.

I just didn't believe that she was a nurse Keith, so had a look at maid's outfits for the era.

Carol

It makes you wonder how many more of your unnamed family photos are being bought & sold on places like eBay without you realising. It took me over 10 years to make contact with a cousin on my mother's side of the family who was willing to gift me the photos I have recently posted.

Keith
Title: Re: Emma Jolly - a clean up please
Post by: Treetotal on Thursday 31 May 18 12:56 BST (UK)
The best old family ones I have where found on Ancestry trees...If you type in a surname and location...then view "Pictures" in the left hand margin you can get some surprises  ;)
Carol
Title: Re: Emma Jolly - a clean up please
Post by: Avondale16 on Thursday 31 May 18 13:02 BST (UK)
The best old family ones I have where found on Ancestry trees...If you type in a surname and location...then view "Pictures" in the left hand margin you can get some surprises  ;)
Carol

Thanks for the tip Carol - not done that before so I'll see what I can find  8)
Keith