Forum: Photographers and old photographs

My wife was born in 1948. Her mother died 18months later We have a photo of her mum in uniform from W.W.2. and would like to know the service she was in. I don't have a scanner and if I did, "Photo-bucket" is beyond me. I am a computer do-fuss Somehow, somewhere I would like it on the...

This photograph is of a watercolour miniature. I am hoping someone could date it for me from the gentleman's outfit and mode of hairstyle, also a guesstimate of his age? Have just tried to insert this with photobucket but don't think it works! Stephanie from Australia...

This is a photo of Alice Deakin my GT GT Grandmother Alice Deakin and her mother Mary Snape. I know that Alice was born in 1864 and her mother around 1832-1835. Can someone tell me the age of them in this photo? I wanted to know about the jewellery or medals they are wearing. I thought they...

This is a photograph of my 2x great grandma Mary Ann Walker's family. Her parents John Walker and Elizabeth Stewart are seated. The young boy, sadly, died as a young adult. She was born in 1864 and is standing between her parents in the center. I was wondering if anyone could date this photo for...

Reverse: I've been told that this is apparently a photograph of my great-grandmother, Mary Maloney (although someone has written 'Kitty Malone' on the back of the photo). I know that she was born in 1895. To my mind (and to be honest I don't really know much about the dress of the day...

I have come across what appears to be an origianal photo taken by Frank Sutcliffe. What I find unusual is the man is seated while the woman is standing. Would this imply some sort of reverence to the man. The dress of both people doesn't indicate a particular age to me. I have also found a...

I have a photo copy of a portrait taken probably around 1870. It has printed on its surround "By the U.S.A. Studios London ". I have tried looking through the web site in the previous Thread, under both "The" and "U.S.A", to no avail. Any...

On a previous thread, someone mentioned that USA Studios had four or five studios outside London. Can anyone tell me where these were as the location would help me identify an unknown gentleman whose photo was in my grandmother's collection.

My mum gave me a gigantic old photo album full to the brim of wonderful pictures of some of our relatives so I am having a lovely time trying to work out who all these people are. Anyway, the very first photo is the one I've attached below My most immediate thought is that they are the four...

I'm really at sea on this one! Grateful for opinions on his age and date. Can you tell whether it's UK or USA/Canada? I have a vague recollection of ties or pocket handkerchiefs being worn differently on either side of the Big Pond. http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4034/4699695631_69ca196456_o.jpg

Hi all, This is my second photo I need help with, sorry. When I wasn't sure if I could post more than one photo help request, I posted this photo on a different forum and someone 'cleaned' the photo which was really kind, but no-one has replied to the question of when the photo is from. I don't...

About ten years ago i made contact with a lady from Liverpool who sent me a copy of her ancestor who was the sister of my ancestor sharing common ancestry in their parents John and Joanna Fenwick from Trimdon Co. Durham. unfortunately my computer crashed and the image was lost forever. If she reads...

Hi all, This photo is obviously a lot newer than some I have found, it is more flexible and seems like a home snap rather than a studio print. Would a date of 1920's-1930's seem plausible with the clothes he is wearing and the buildings in the background? My best guess is that it is Alfred...

Hi, Wonder if anyone can help... I've looked at every website and search engine I can think of, but can't find any date-details for the photographic company who took this photo: Front:

This might be interesting to some members, even though it is not a photograph, but a film. The commentary in the email accompanying the link to it says: "This film was "lost" for many years. It was the first 35mm film ever. It was taken by a camera mounted on the front of a cable car. The...

Hi all Can anyone tell me please how to pronounce DAGUERREOTYPE? I read it as DAG-ERIO-TYPE but I'm sure this will be wrong! Many thanks.

In a Will I received this week, it mentions the bequest of a picture entitled "Soft Persuasion" together with the frame of Bird's Eye Maple and the picture of "Gladstone". These were owned by William Henry Stuart, North Southsea. I have no idea as to artist/photographer's name and the Will is...

Im scrapbooking my family history and have this photo is of my dad and his mum on the left, with other relatives. Dad was born in 1916 but i cant tell from the clothes styles if it was 1930s or immediate post war. I think it is pre war, but not positive! - difficult to tell from ages either - as...

I have this lovely photograph of my nana and her colleagues, taken, I believe, when she was a dinner lady at a Middlesbrough school, although this is just an assumption because I know she was a dinner lady at some point. Nana is the second lady from the left, the first one in a white uniform, with...