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Transvaal South Africa What could be the year this photo was taken
« on: Tuesday 15 June 21 21:33 BST (UK) »
Somewhere in Transvaal South Africa.
The people who new this family are no longer with us. Photo was part of box of family photos.
We do not know the names of the people in the picture but it will be interesting to know the time period this photo was taken.

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Re: Transvaal South Africa What could be the year this photo was taken
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 16 June 21 15:24 BST (UK) »
I would guess at the 1850's.
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Re: Transvaal South Africa What could be the year this photo was taken
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 16 June 21 16:01 BST (UK) »
Thank you.
This could be Roelof Johannes du Preez born1802 and his family.
But we are not sure.

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Re: Transvaal South Africa What could be the year this photo was taken
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 16 June 21 16:43 BST (UK) »
I think it's much later than 1850s. Maybe 1890s to 1920s.  Jim or Carol might have a better Idea.

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Re: Transvaal South Africa What could be the year this photo was taken
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 16 June 21 20:35 BST (UK) »
I noticed one of the Men is wearing a shirt, with what appears to be an attached soft collar. These became popular during the 1920s/1930s, and eventually replaced the stiff detachable collars that one tends to see in late Victorian and Edwardian Photographs.
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Re: Transvaal South Africa What could be the year this photo was taken
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 16 June 21 20:36 BST (UK) »
Thank you for the interesting tip

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Re: Transvaal South Africa What could be the year this photo was taken
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 16 June 21 22:19 BST (UK) »
Must say I was thin king more towards 1920s +.  Seen photos of my father similarly dressed.

And the dropped waist of the young woman/girl on the left also suggests that to me.
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Re: Transvaal South Africa What could be the year this photo was taken
« Reply #7 on: Wednesday 16 June 21 23:14 BST (UK) »
I was looking at the dropped waist, Wiggy, and thought of the 1920s.  I've seen the soft collar from 1919 onwards.
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