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Griffiths Willaim & Laura Emma nee Palmer
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bren
master brummie
Re: Photo Willaim Griffiths & Laura Emma nee Palmer
Hi Topsy, i think this a little improved but there isn't a lot to work with
View attachment 28397
bren
Hi Topsy, i think this a little improved but there isn't a lot to work with
View attachment 28397
bren
Re: Photo Willaim Griffiths & Laura Emma nee Palmer
Thanks Bren
It is a bite of an improvement, it now looks as if there are 2 children sitting on Lauras lap which would date it to 1891, what do you think.
Also do you know the photographer and I didn't know there was a Dursley in the Birmingham area
Hilary
Thanks Bren
It is a bite of an improvement, it now looks as if there are 2 children sitting on Lauras lap which would date it to 1891, what do you think.
Also do you know the photographer and I didn't know there was a Dursley in the Birmingham area
Hilary
bren
master brummie
Re: Photo Willaim Griffiths & Laura Emma nee Palmer
Hi Topsy
Don't know if this will help you in any way but it looks like Dursley was in Gloucester, found this on the link below
"The Boot Inn", Silver Street
The Boot Inn stood opposite The Victoria Hall and Coffee Tavern which later became the Victoria cinema. Although classified as an alehouse it only had a six day license.
(c1905 - courtesy Cam & Dursley Camera Club)
https://www.dursleyglos.org.uk/html/dursley/pubs/pubs.htm
Some very nice old pic's on there
bren
Hi Topsy
Don't know if this will help you in any way but it looks like Dursley was in Gloucester, found this on the link below
"The Boot Inn", Silver Street
The Boot Inn stood opposite The Victoria Hall and Coffee Tavern which later became the Victoria cinema. Although classified as an alehouse it only had a six day license.
(c1905 - courtesy Cam & Dursley Camera Club)
https://www.dursleyglos.org.uk/html/dursley/pubs/pubs.htm
Some very nice old pic's on there
bren
bren
master brummie
Re: Photo Willaim Griffiths & Laura Emma nee Palmer
You must remember those old camera's had a long exposure so the subject had to stay very still during this time, it looks to me like she had one child on her lap but didn't manage to stop her moving so you end up with a double exposure.
If you look at some old street scene shots sometimes you can see ghostly figures on them, these are people who walked slowly through the shot, if they walked quick enough they didn't show up at all.
bren
You must remember those old camera's had a long exposure so the subject had to stay very still during this time, it looks to me like she had one child on her lap but didn't manage to stop her moving so you end up with a double exposure.
If you look at some old street scene shots sometimes you can see ghostly figures on them, these are people who walked slowly through the shot, if they walked quick enough they didn't show up at all.
bren
bren
master brummie
Re: Photo Willaim Griffiths & Laura Emma nee Palmer
What else
nice link Bren and Dursley is in gloucestershirenotice it was a pub link lol
What else
Re: Photo Willaim Griffiths & Laura Emma nee Palmer
Thanks Bren & Otherhalf
You did a fantastic job. I managed to print off a good enlarged picture, it dates about 1891.
Good link on Dursley nice photos, I guess they must have been out on a day trip, were there cars back then or would it have been horse & buggy.
Hilary
Thanks Bren & Otherhalf
You did a fantastic job. I managed to print off a good enlarged picture, it dates about 1891.
Good link on Dursley nice photos, I guess they must have been out on a day trip, were there cars back then or would it have been horse & buggy.
Hilary
