What is the oldest photo you own?

[Richard Knott]

The attached are of Dr Thelwell Pike - I also have one of his wife Frances (nee Watson). The coloured one was taken in c1862, and I think the smaller one was taken when he was a medical student a few years earlier.

Although a pillar of the community he had an illegitimate daughter while he was training as a doctor in Devon. That daughter had a difficult life - I have corresponded with one of her descendants - and it is not clear whether Thelwell knew about her.

Richard

[majm]

Thank you for starting this thread,

I've voting in the poll.

I'm attaching a photo, the youngest lady was born in Manchester in 1853, and was 20 when she emigrated, arriving in New Zealand.

The photo is precious and the original is held by a cousin.  The wonderful restorers here at RChat worked miracles on it for Christmas 2008, and I thanked them at that time.   In mid 2009 we sent several of the restored copies to a USA based grand-daughter (born in NSW Australia just after WW1) of that youngest lass and she was so very pleased to see the photo.

The restorations are considered PRICELESS by our extended family members, and so I am thrilled to post on this thread.

Many thanks to everyone who contributes to helping out on any RChatters photo restorations, and with identifying fashions, styles, the types of card/corners and all those clues that amateurs like myself simply don't notice until kind RChatters help.

My cousins and I are now fairly certain that these three women are part of our family history, thanks to RChat (but of course  ).  

Cheers,  JM  

Oops, the attachment is now here !

[LizzieW]

This is a photo of my G.Grandma Brand, born 1847.  I don't know when the photo was taken, I'm thinking she looks about 12-14 years old.

Lizzie

[bullfrog1995]

Beautiful photo's everyone!

The restorations are considered PRICELESS by our extended family members, and so I am thrilled to post on this thread.

I know what you mean, my family thinks of them as priceless too! It's amazing what they can do!

[catherinelawrence]

I have just seen all these amazing old photos .I have this one .The little girl was born in 1877,she looks about 5 years old which makes the photo about1882/3 and she was my husband`s great grandmother Pity someone tried drawing on it ?
 Catherine

[Finley 1]

we can clean it up for you on here... if you want to that is?

xin

[catherinelawrence]

Thanks Xinia  That would be great
         catherine

[Springbok]

Mine is my Gt Grans wedding day studio portrait m.  18/7/1879

restored by Rootschatters

Spring

[chewboy]

She looks somewhat older to me Lizzie, more late teens.

Mark