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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs => Topic started by: Leigh P on Wednesday 19 December 18 01:45 GMT (UK)
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Good morning, I was wondering if this photo could be dated please? I think it was taken between 1910 and 1915.
Thanks,
LeighP
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Hi Leigh...There are a lot of men present in the photo so I would go back a couple of years or so as many of them would have gone off to fight in WW1. maybe that's why it was taken. Lovely photo.
Carol
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Thank you Treetotal for your reply, I tend to agree with you but with the latest perhaps Australian summer of 1914-15. It is a lovely photo - my husband's grandmother's family. She is back row far right.
Leigh
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What a great photo of the family assembled.
I do hope THEY ARE ALL NAMED! ;)
Wiggy. :)
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Unfortunately Wiggy, we don't know who all those in the photo are - only about 12 are named which is such a pity as it would be wonderful to know who they all are.
Leigh
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'Tis a pity . . . (But I have to confess I have not named all my photos yet :()
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Nor I Wiggy. Although I do have a copy of a photo taken at my paternal grandparents' 50th Wedding Anniversary in 1956 of all their family. I have named everyone in the photo on the back.
Leigh
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That is a start then! 'Good girl!' ;) ;)
Are there people around who could help you name some of the other photo?
Nearly too late though isn't it - unless someone knows that is their mother as a child, and her father etc etc.
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Can you identify them from position?
ie the matriarch seated in the middle is flanked by ( assumed) daughters. The other assumption is she is possibly a widow as her husband should/would be sitting next to her
Three men of middle age at the back. Brothers? Uncles? Then 1 older male to the left standing. I cant think of anybody but a friend or the black sheep brother.
I also wonder if the families are placed in tiers ie your husbands grandmother then below her a woman similar in looks.
Just all supposition. :)
Did you want to name the 12 you do have and let us have a look at trying for names or are you happy just for a date?
Added: Just wanted to say the person that draws the eye is the young lad in the front . Very charismatic . Aged 15-19?