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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Help with dates and identification of Olive J Bourke's condition, Australia
« on: Thursday 12 April 18 13:43 BST (UK) »At a guess, the first photo could be dated to around early 1900s - those huge hats are a bit of a give away I believe. Maybe up to about 1910 - she does look a little older than 12-15 doesn't she. I have a photo of my grandmother looking just like her (clothes, hair style etc) in the second photo - Gran was definitely taken early to mid 1900s, and born in 1892.
The second photo doesn't look so much as hiding her arm as just being there and her arm not in sight - but agree with Peter - it might have been polio - though you'd expect there to be more than one arm withered - often a whole side of the body was affected. So maybe Polio
- or maybe just a 'withered/underdeveloped arm' - as you occasionally see ( e.g.if the baby has been in an odd position in utero possibly. It does happen occasionally).
Wiggy
Hi Wiggy,
Thanks for replying. Yes I did notice the big hat although I think she looks more like 17+ in the first photo.
With the second photo, I may just be overthinking it after remembering what my Grandfather told me about her arm but interestingly, it does look like the same arm is hidden from view, doesn't it?
Naomi