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Offline Christiano Reilly

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Information on image needed
« on: Monday 05 January 15 17:45 GMT (UK) »
I found an old photograph of a ship, the photographer is 'R.T.S Photography, Liverpool' and the name looks like R T Shaw
Does anyone have any information on this photographer/photography? I am trying to work out why my grandad may have had this picture.

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Re: Information on image needed
« Reply #1 on: Monday 05 January 15 18:34 GMT (UK) »
The label looks to me like a 20th century one - I would guess about 1970 onwards. Roll film would definitely indicate 20th century.

Perhaps it is part of a series of reprints of old photos.

Is the ship's name legible in the original?
Looking at ALSTON in south Ribble area, ALSTEAD and DONBAVAND/DUNBABIN etc. everywhere, HOWCROFT and MARSH in Bolton and Westhoughton, PICKERING in the Whitehaven area.

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Re: Information on image needed
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 06 January 15 10:21 GMT (UK) »
A business called RTshaw photography seems to be in existence, although it doesn't say where it is based.

It's website just gives an e-mail address for you to contact them on: 
rtshawphotography-at-gmail.com

It can't do any harm to send them an e-mail.

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« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 06 January 15 14:55 GMT (UK) »
Could it be HMS Conway the training ship.  The original was 3 masted but the later one may have had 4 masts.  It was certainly based/refitted in Liverpool at one point.
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