Tom & Jack Shearing families

[Rena]

This 90 year old photo shows a couple of families fading away; especially my mother's Uncle Tom on the lefthand side.

I'm hoping somebody has time to resurrect them.

[japeflakes]

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[hoobaloo]

A try from me, regards, John.

[Rena]

I'm really pleased with the improvements.  Thank you so much japeflakes and John; I will do my usual and print both copies.

I can now see that the young lady to the left of my grandfather Jack (who is in the middle back row of the photo) is not my mother's sister Eva.

 My grandmother is the careworn little lady standing in front of Jack.  It's unbelievable how much she has changed from the beautiful young mother shown in my avatar.

[Ian Nelson]

I've tried to allow for the fact that they are posing in extremely strong sunlight coming from their right .. the consequence is to shield your face and eyes by turning left and screwing your eyes tighter, almost closed  ... almost a grimace.  So, unless she has had a stroke it could just be that the original picture's strong Contrast has been added to in an attempt for greater clarification but she has been the unwitting victim  ... so I've softened it a tad,  that's my story and I'm sticking to it.  cheersmedears, Ian

[McGroger]

Rena, I think damage and lighting in the photo makes your grandmother look more "careworn" than she really was. Anyway, here's my interpretation.
Peter

[Rena]

Hi Ian and Peter.

I appreciate your time and expertise.  Additionally, thanks for your thoughts on the situation when this photo was taken and also thoughts on the storage, (which I admit was not in a black cupboard).

My mother b1918, is the one wearing a check dress and looks as though she's been spruced up to visit relatives with her parents.   Uncle Tom and Aunt Laura had seven children.  Young Cecil , front right born 1929, hasn't travelled far from his own back door judging from the  colour of his knees. I don't recognise the brickwork and have been puzzling as to whether the photo was taken in Hull, Yorkshire, or Wisbech Cambridgeshire where gt. uncle Tom and his family lived when their children were young.

[Trishanne]

A lovely family photo
Pat

[Rena]

Hello Pat,
It is a lovely family photo isn't it.

Thank you so much for your endeavours, which are appreciated.

As usual, this will be printed off to see what my copying machine/printer makes of it.  Sometimes the images it produces look nothing like they do on the screen for some reason.