What year

[madpips]

Hi, Please could anyone help to date these photos, we don't know who they are other than they are relations of Edith Nicklin (nee Need) born 1915 Staffs. We think they are from the Need side of the family, as they were with Edith's belongings after she died. The possibilites we have are her mother Annie Clewlow born 1895-1980, grandmother (maternal) Annie Copestake born 1868-1951 and grandmother (paternal) Louisa(Sissy) Need maiden name unknown 1871-1922. We are also unsure if the woman in the white blouse, is the same woman in the other photo, and wheather it would be a sister or her mother with her. Whoever she is she looks exactly like my niece Melanie who was born in 1973, hence wanting to put names to faces. They are both postcards, the 1 with 2 women was taken by I Powler's studios, Longton, Shelton & Newcastle. The other by Stafford Studio Co, 1 Gold St, Stafford St, Longton. There is also some writing on the back, which we cannot make out. Many thanks to anyone who can help. Regards Maxine.

[jim1]

Hello Maxine & welcome.
These scans have a lot of compression therefore it makes it difficult to see any detail.
The stamp boxes look like Crown post 1913.
What there is visible of the ladies clothing suggest 1913-18 & the lady in the middle is married.
To do any kind of facial comparison you need to rescan at 300dpi & resize without compressing them.

jim

[madpips]

Thanks Jim, I have them in pdf, will attach them and see if they are any better. If not will have to ask my Son next time he visits, he's the computer tech in the family . Thanks again Maxine.

[jim1]

These might look a bit better.

jim

[yn9man]

Maxine -

First welcome to Rootschat.

I think the lady with the white blouse is the same as the lady in the other picture.  I would agree with Jim1 on the time period of early to mid 1910s. 

Have you tried researching the photographers? You might have luck seeing what information you can find out the date(s) the studios were in operation.

Again welcome to rootschat.

yn9man