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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition => Topic started by: virtualweb on Monday 23 July 18 07:53 BST (UK)
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I am working through a very large collection of old family photographs. Unfortunately, most don't have any name or reference but this particular one does seem to have a name.
Thank you in advance.
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My best guess is that it's "Kinny". There are few Kinny's (surname) in the Western Australia 1800's censuses. One Kinny as a first name.
There's a name/word written on the top left of the back of the photo which I can't make out at this resolution. Second letter looks like an "l" followed by 3 letters (a/e ?) and ending on a "d".
(Frederick) James Uren worked in Kapunda in 1887-1888 and again in 1904-1906. See https://www.daao.org.au/bio/frederick-uren/ (https://www.daao.org.au/bio/frederick-uren/).
If it is Kinny (possibly Kenny), you might be able to track her down through Western Australia census/birth records.
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Over exposing the signature and removing the dirt shows it's not a letter K. What was thought to be the backside of the K was just a water stain.
It could be a letter S with a flair at the start, a Z, or an odd letter T or F, though those are very unlikely.
With the arrow in the way, it's hard to be sure what the next letter is. Can you repost it without that in the way?
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Jenny ? Regards Orkrad
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Given the strong strokes at one end of the signature/name, I'm wondering if we're looking at it upside down. Here it is inverted:
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Just for something to do. I did a bit of work on the photo included in your scans for you. Hope you like it.
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I'm wondering what is written in the top left hand corner? Looks like the last three letters could be ead.
Carol
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Could be :
lreed
breed
Jreed
laeed
lreod
several possibilities.
Enlarged it for you.
Dr. Dude