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Damaged photograph of brothers Joseph and Charles Higgins
« on: Sunday 11 November 18 19:55 GMT (UK) »
This is a old photograph of who we believe is my mother's great uncles Joseph (b 1874) and Charles (b1877) Higgins. Although they lived in London, the photo was taken in a studio in Philadelhia USA in the late 1890s, possibly later. We believe both of them were working on a ship and ended up in America, albeit for a brief time which was when the photo was taken. Sadly it has been folded at some point, oblitarating Charles' face. Is anyone able to recreate his face from what exists?
Also can anyone acurately date the photograph. We think it dates from about 1896 because after that Joseph was working as a lightermen working soley on the Thames and Charles signed up as a soldier who was posted to Malta, Celyon and the East Indies until 1908, and so neither were (in theory) able to travel to America. Charles later worked as a fireman on a ship, so its possible the photo may date from that period. Any help would be gratefully received.

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Re: Damaged photograph of brothers Joseph and Charles Higgins
« Reply #1 on: Monday 12 November 18 11:55 GMT (UK) »
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Re: Damaged photograph of brothers Joseph and Charles Higgins
« Reply #2 on: Monday 12 November 18 12:25 GMT (UK) »
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Re: Damaged photograph of brothers Joseph and Charles Higgins
« Reply #3 on: Monday 12 November 18 14:25 GMT (UK) »
That's amazing - thanks to both of you. If anyone else can offer a date for the photo by the clothes it would be useful.


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Re: Damaged photograph of brothers Joseph and Charles Higgins
« Reply #4 on: Monday 12 November 18 19:34 GMT (UK) »
If you go back to your original post and add 'Dating' to the title, it will catch the attention of the dating specialists.    ;)  I am thinking your guess looks reasonable.

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Re: Damaged photograph of brothers Joseph and Charles Higgins
« Reply #5 on: Monday 12 November 18 20:51 GMT (UK) »
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Re: Damaged photograph of brothers Joseph and Charles Higgins
« Reply #6 on: Monday 12 November 18 21:57 GMT (UK) »
That's great, thank you. I always felt sorry for Charles having a fold through his face and wondered if the postcard was carried back across the Atlantic in that condition in one their pockets.

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Re: Damaged photograph of brothers Joseph and Charles Higgins
« Reply #7 on: Monday 12 November 18 22:17 GMT (UK) »
Hi....The divided back was introduced on postcards in 1907 in America so after that date. The PMO stamp box dates between 1907 - 1915.
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Re: Damaged photograph of brothers Joseph and Charles Higgins
« Reply #8 on: Monday 12 November 18 22:58 GMT (UK) »
Ah ha - someone who has more knowledge about dating of postcards!   ;)

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Gaunt, Ransom, McNally, Stanfield, Kimberley. (Tasmania)
Brown, Johnstone, Eskdale, Brand  (Dumfriesshire,  Scotland)
Booth, Bruerton, Deakin, Wilkes, Kimberley
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Gaunt (Yorks)
Percy, Dunning, Hyne, Grigg, Farley (Devon, UK)
Duncan (Fife, Devon), Hugh, Blee (Cornwall)
Green, Mansfield, (Herts)
Cavenaugh, Ransom (Middlesex)
 

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