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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs => Topic started by: gw0mow on Sunday 19 August 18 16:20 BST (UK)
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please could someone tell me ,approximate date photo was taken, and rough age of the gentleman ,the back of the studio photograph says d grant photo builth, no improvement of pic required, as at present subject ,unidentified it was in a box of photographs belonging to my wife's grandfather, i know its not him ,the jacket looks pixelated, but thats the pattern clearly on this small 2 and 3 eigths by 3 and 5 eigth's of an inch photo thanks to anyone that can help john
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This is one of those photos that's got a mix of dates.
First thing to say is that it looks like one cardstock has been stuck onto another one.
The outer cardstock is mid -late 70's although the stamp is typical 1860's.
The gent is dressed typically in an 1850's-60's style but as an older chap he's probably not bothered by new styles.
This may be a reprint of an earlier photo so I would have to say 1860's or 1870's.
I think you're looking for someone born c.1790's.
Albums were usually the province of women so maybe a daughter.
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thank you Jim,for your thoughts on my photo, and i now agree ,that its one cardstock on another, i just gently peeled the two hard cards apart, and there was no info on the back of the gentleman, that cardstock was a little bit smaller than the backing with d grant on it, pic was among about 50 kept by my wifes grandfather,born in pentyrch glam 1896. one of his rellies ? i may never know, but at present no tie in with builth wells. , but as suggested pic could have been taken elsewhere, thanks again, i learn a lot on this site john
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A snappy dresser whoever he was. It was probably stuck on so it could
fit into an album at some time probably in the 1870's.
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From Genuki, a few dates for the photographer. Not sure if the one at Hay is the same chap as the one in Builth Wells:
"GRANT Duncan J The Square, Hay 1868
GRANT Dunkin J School Cottage, Builth 1871
GRANT D J Broad St, Builth 1875
GRANT Duncan J High St, Builth 1880"
Regards
GS
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This is one of those photos that's got a mix of dates.
First thing to say is that it looks like one cardstock has been stuck onto another one.
The outer cardstock is mid -late 70's although the stamp is typical 1860's.
The gent is dressed typically in an 1850's-60's style but as an older chap he's probably not bothered by new styles.
This may be a reprint of an earlier photo so I would have to say 1860's or 1870's.
I think you're looking for someone born c.1790's.
Albums were usually the province of women so maybe a daughter.
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A snappy dresser whoever he was. It was probably stuck on so it could
fit into an album at some time probably in the 1870's.
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Seems to be a classic tweed traveling style suit jacket. It became the stereotype for traveling salesmen of the 1800s thanks to early Hollywood movies. I'd guesstimate late 1870s.
Here's a modern example:
https://www.ctshirts.com/on/demandware.static/-/Sites-ctshirts-master/default/dwedf9a92e/hi-res/SEF0127GRN_a.jpg
I cleaned up the photo just to help decipher the overall look, so I included it here even though you didn't require the repair. Basically it was just something to do. ;-)
My two cents anyway.
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Seems to be a classic tweed traveling style suit jacket. It became the stereotype for traveling salesmen of the 1800s thanks to early Hollywood movies. I'd guesstimate late 1870s.
Here's a modern example:
https://www.ctshirts.com/on/demandware.static/-/Sites-ctshirts-master/default/dwedf9a92e/hi-res/SEF0127GRN_a.jpg
I cleaned up the photo just to help decipher the overall look, so I included it here even though you didn't require the repair. Basically it was just something to do. ;-)
My two cents anyway.
DrDude45 thanks for restore ,hanging on to pic, hoping to identify it one day cheers john ps i love browsing all the restores