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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Early 1900s, Melbourne Aust Interpretation
« on: Tuesday 16 January 24 07:14 GMT (UK)  »
Will try to in the next few days - though I'm travelling from Thursday. I don't want the pics to be too large.
David

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Early 1900s, Melbourne Aust Interpretation
« on: Tuesday 16 January 24 07:00 GMT (UK)  »
Ahhhh. Jewellery didn't do it, but the dress did. I have another photo of a similar looking woman but the collar/neck is quite different as is the setting, but pleating and cuffs are identical. If this photo is 1880 or so it matches quite well with a pair of photos of a couple have who were married in Leicester (in 1875) but photographed in Melbourne dated as late 1870's or so on basis of the address of the photographer. She had a wedding ring on. This makes her Mrs Yates and not Miss Yates at the time! Assuming 1880, she would have been 24 years old.
So Sue, thanks so much for prompting my closer inspection of detail.
Dave

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Early 1900s, Melbourne Aust Interpretation
« on: Tuesday 16 January 24 06:31 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks Sue,
That's great advice - not being a family into jewelry in a big way.  Both sides of the family were of meagre means as far as I can tell - at least before they came to Australia and at least until the late 1890s. I don't have a lot of photos, but will look at them again. It would be really nice to know if it is a UK or Melbourne photo. 
I'll keep beavering away.  Thanks again.
David

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Early 1900s, Melbourne Aust Interpretation
« on: Tuesday 16 January 24 02:36 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks so much, folks.
Sunnylew, I can't believe I had missed the "Proof" marking!  Thanks for pointing it out.

Teetotal and Gadget, I also appreciate the artificial and real Intelligence.  That is helpful indeed.  I have spent some time trying to identify the "set" for the photo as that might help with a city (?Melbourne or Leicester?).  Still working on it.

Folks, thanks again.
Dave (downunder)

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Early 1900s, Melbourne Aust Interpretation
« on: Friday 12 January 24 05:16 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks Sue.
Sorry, I only have the scan. The original was apparently pasted into an album and there's no further information. I don't have access to the "original".  It is almost certainly 100% YATES as that was the name of the family.

Thanks Maddy too.
I was pretty sure it says Yates Miss 2112 - July 21st too. I wondered if 2112 was a batch/order number or similar. I WISH there was something to identify the studio. It is remotely possible the photo originated in Leicester, UK.

There ARE a couple of related photos that date in the 1880s, but I can't for the life of me find a female who would have been 15-20 years at that time. Just one of the unknowns then! 

I do appreciate your responses.
Dave

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Early 1900s, Melbourne Aust Interpretation
« on: Friday 12 January 24 03:46 GMT (UK)  »
This photo seems to be early 1900s, maybe 1910-1930?, Melbourne, Australia.
The name I was given was "Miss Yates".  I can't quite work out the meaning of the handwritten text at the bottom.  Can anyone clarify what they think it means? I would also like to better date the photo.
No further information about the photographer, unfortunately.
Thanks for your time folks.
Dave

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Leicester UK or Melbourne Australia. William Yates and Charlotte (nee Lakin)
« on: Tuesday 07 February 23 00:27 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks Carol,
For some reason the system didn't alert me to your reply.
Yes, to your question, and I THINK I remember the sitting!
Makes me realise that some memories do remain!
All the best.
Dave

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Leicester UK or Melbourne Australia. William Yates and Charlotte (nee Lakin)
« on: Thursday 02 February 23 22:38 GMT (UK)  »
I tracked down the holder of the old album in which the photos appeared.  They're all sealed in except the photo of the woman!  The photo was taken by Stewart and Co in Melbourne (Australia) and lo-and-behold, she is wearing a wedding ring! So, we know the earliest this could have been taken was late 1875. Another photograph of Charlotte came to light apparently taken at a similar time by Stewart, though probably not the same sitting, based on clothing.

There's till nothing new about the fellow, but he does look like later photographs of William.

Folks thanks again so much for the help given here.

Dave

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Leicester UK or Melbourne Australia. William Yates and Charlotte (nee Lakin)
« on: Monday 02 January 23 02:44 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks Peter,
Yes, WHAT a pity! 
There is only the vaguest chance I could gain more information. I will try though.
That the two oval shapes are different sizes suggests this was probably an amateurish inclusion of the photos in an informal album.
The indefinite but differing backgrounds might suggest a different photographer?
Thanks for your interest and response.

Dave


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