Unknown family members. taken by Charles Marris or Morris.77 London Road, Dover

[blake1]

Hi, I have several photographs that need dating, but this one also appears to be full of symbolism's.     The photograph itself is postcard size and was taken by Charles Marris or Morris...77 London Road, Dover. ( the image is borderless. )
I have my own ideas in what I can read into it but I would be great to hear what others think.
Date?
Cheers Ken

Family Names: Bradley/ Blake/ Bull/ Scott Ellis/ Brown/ ect... 

[jim1]

Edwardian & I would say around 1905.

[Treetotal]

I would agree with Jim.
Carol

[blake1]

Thank you for the period of time, it gives me an era to search...but I was also thinking about the composition!! To my mind there's a story there.

[blake1]

Perhaps this is the wrong site on here for this discussion but...

I wondered if the dress could have been Green, Red, Blue or Black.

Going with Black...does the letter tell of bad news?
Not quite clear on here but the pendant around her neck has a figure dressed in Black & White...Is it her Husband in perhaps a Royal Navel uniform?
The boy has a to large a coat but I guess that was normal in those days, but he's wearing an Albert Chain, so is it his father's?!! and I don't know if the boys odd flower arrangement says anything?
Cheers Ken.

[DrDude45]

IMHO, this is what the pic probably looks like.

When my great, great grandfather traveled, he and his wife exchanged such post cards and pics. It's more to show "Look, I got your letter, see we're doing well,  look how the little one has grown, etc." I've quite a collection of such.

My two cents.
Dr.Dude

[blake1]

What a difference colour makes, I love old black and white pictures, but this one looked so dire.
hence the morbid interpretation.

I know I have a photograph of my Grandfather as my mother used to get the album out when I was a little nipper... sadly I was too young to remember which one she was telling me about!! 
Perhaps I need the help of an Hypnotist to take me back in time!! 

Thank you very much for your explanation , It looks marvelous... Cheers Ken

[Treetotal]

I did wonder if the husband worked away in the forces and this photo was taken to send to him with a letter, or to let him know that she had received his letter.
Carol

[blake1]

Might well be Carol...
It's so sad nothing was written on the back...
I know I have photographs of my grandparents but they were all gone before I was born.

I had room to lay out all my old photos from 1900 to 1980's and managed to get them in date order mostly by the cloths...I could see my brothers cloths passed onto me 5 years later, the same with some other parts of the family.
Bernardo's have supplied some gems although attached to some sad stories and some shocking stories.   One of which I have posted on this site. under - Blake1- Isaac Walker Ogle bigamist & swindler.
Cheers Ken