Can anyone clean this photo up It's of redbourne Street Hull dont know when

[Brian75]

[McGroger]

Brian, you've posted this on the Tips and Tutorials Sub-Board. You'll get a lot more people to notice your request if you ask a moderator to transfer it to the main Photo Restoration Board. (Sorry, I'm off to bed shortly, otherwise I'd have a go.)
Cheers,
Peter

[Ruskie]

Mainly women and children in the photo - I can only spot two men - date estimate c WW2 era - 40's?

[Rosinish]

My observation is (for the period 1940s) they look very happy i.e. could this be the wives awaiting the return of their husbands?

Annie

[tomkin]

 There appears to be a stamp or post mark on the picture.  Best I can read is ONL Y?

      Of course it could be a glass stain

          But why don't the letters appear on top of the white stonework?

[Ruskie]

One little boy is wearing what looks like a party hat, so my first thought was a celebration of some sort, but he is the only one. 

Whatever is on the stamp the top word looks smudged to me. 

They do look happy apart from the teenage boy. Love the hairstyles and outfits. The woman on the right is wearing sandals on what looks like a cold day.

[dowdstree]

My guess would be late 1940's to very early 1950's.

Bottom left of photo there is a wee one with what looks like a bucket for the seaside. Could it be a street outing ? Similar to the old Sunday School Picnics.
The children all look nicely dressed for the occasion.

Dorrie

[japeflakes]

This postmark?

[McGroger]

A clean-up for you.
Cheers,
Peter