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photograph by d grant photos builth approx date taken please
« on: Sunday 19 August 18 16:20 BST (UK) »
please could someone tell me ,approximate date photo was taken,  and rough age  of the gentleman ,the back of the studio photograph says d grant  photo builth, no improvement of pic required, as at present subject ,unidentified  it was in a box of photographs belonging to my wife's grandfather,  i know its not him  ,the jacket looks pixelated,  but thats the pattern clearly on this small 2 and 3 eigths by 3 and 5 eigth's of an inch photo  thanks to anyone that can help  john
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Re: photograph by d grant photos builth approx date taken please
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 19 August 18 17:26 BST (UK) »
This is one of those photos that's got a mix of dates.
First thing to say is that it looks like one cardstock has been stuck onto another one.
The outer cardstock is mid -late 70's although the stamp is typical 1860's.
The gent is dressed typically in an 1850's-60's style but as an older chap he's probably not bothered by new styles.
This may be a reprint of an earlier photo so I would have to say 1860's or 1870's.
I think you're looking for someone born c.1790's.
Albums were usually the province of women so maybe a daughter.
Warks:Ashford;Cadby;Clarke;Clifford;Cooke Copage;Easthope;
Edmonds;Felton;Colledge;Lutwyche;Mander(s);May;Poole;Withers.
Staffs.Edmonds;Addison;Duffield;Webb;Fisher;Archer
Salop:Easthope,Eddowes,Hoorde,Oteley,Vernon,Talbot,De Neville.
Notts.Clarke;Redfearne;Treece.
Som.May;Perriman;Cox
India Kane;Felton;Cadby
London.Haysom.
Lancs.Gay.
Worcs.Coley;Mander;Sawyer.
Kings of Wessex & Scotland
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Re: photograph by d grant photos builth approx date taken please
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 19 August 18 20:23 BST (UK) »
thank you Jim,for your thoughts on my photo,  and i now agree ,that its one cardstock on another, i just gently peeled the two hard cards apart, and there was no info on the back of the gentleman, that cardstock was a little bit smaller than the backing with d grant on it,  pic was among about 50  kept by my wifes grandfather,born in pentyrch glam 1896.  one of his rellies ?  i may never know,  but at present  no tie in with builth wells. , but as suggested pic could have been taken elsewhere,  thanks again, i learn a lot on this site  john
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Re: photograph by d grant photos builth approx date taken please
« Reply #3 on: Monday 20 August 18 11:15 BST (UK) »
A snappy dresser whoever he was. It was probably stuck on so it could
fit into an album at some time probably in the 1870's.
Warks:Ashford;Cadby;Clarke;Clifford;Cooke Copage;Easthope;
Edmonds;Felton;Colledge;Lutwyche;Mander(s);May;Poole;Withers.
Staffs.Edmonds;Addison;Duffield;Webb;Fisher;Archer
Salop:Easthope,Eddowes,Hoorde,Oteley,Vernon,Talbot,De Neville.
Notts.Clarke;Redfearne;Treece.
Som.May;Perriman;Cox
India Kane;Felton;Cadby
London.Haysom.
Lancs.Gay.
Worcs.Coley;Mander;Sawyer.
Kings of Wessex & Scotland
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Re: photograph by d grant photos builth approx date taken please
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 21 August 18 08:41 BST (UK) »
From Genuki, a few dates for the photographer.  Not sure if the one at Hay is the same chap as the one in Builth Wells:

"GRANT Duncan J     The Square, Hay 1868

GRANT Dunkin J     School Cottage, Builth 1871

GRANT D J     Broad St, Builth 1875

GRANT Duncan J     High St, Builth 1880"

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photo by d grant photos builth . FINISHED. thanks jim 1 and greensleeves
« Reply #5 on: Monday 27 August 18 17:42 BST (UK) »
This is one of those photos that's got a mix of dates.
First thing to say is that it looks like one cardstock has been stuck onto another one.
The outer cardstock is mid -late 70's although the stamp is typical 1860's.
The gent is dressed typically in an 1850's-60's style but as an older chap he's probably not bothered by new styles.
This may be a reprint of an earlier photo so I would have to say 1860's or 1870's.
I think you're looking for someone born c.1790's.
Albums were usually the province of women so maybe a daughter.
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photo by d grant photos builth FINISHED.jim and greensleeves thank you,john
« Reply #6 on: Monday 27 August 18 17:46 BST (UK) »
A snappy dresser whoever he was. It was probably stuck on so it could
fit into an album at some time probably in the 1870's.
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Re: photograph by d grant photos builth approx date taken please
« Reply #7 on: Monday 27 August 18 22:35 BST (UK) »
Seems to be a classic tweed traveling style suit jacket. It became the stereotype for traveling salesmen of the 1800s thanks to early Hollywood movies. I'd guesstimate late 1870s.

Here's a modern example:

https://www.ctshirts.com/on/demandware.static/-/Sites-ctshirts-master/default/dwedf9a92e/hi-res/SEF0127GRN_a.jpg

I cleaned up the photo just to help decipher the overall look, so I included it here even though you didn't require the repair. Basically it was just something to do. ;-)

My two cents anyway.
I just like to do photo restores.

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Re: photograph by d grant photos builth approx date taken please
« Reply #8 on: Sunday 02 September 18 20:03 BST (UK) »
Seems to be a classic tweed traveling style suit jacket. It became the stereotype for traveling salesmen of the 1800s thanks to early Hollywood movies. I'd guesstimate late 1870s.

Here's a modern example:

https://www.ctshirts.com/on/demandware.static/-/Sites-ctshirts-master/default/dwedf9a92e/hi-res/SEF0127GRN_a.jpg

I cleaned up the photo just to help decipher the overall look, so I included it here even though you didn't require the repair. Basically it was just something to do. ;-)

My two cents anyway.
   DrDude45  thanks for restore  ,hanging on to pic, hoping to identify it one day  cheers john  ps i love browsing all the restores 
harris