Genealogy Chat

Get them out and try this. Look for Wedding rings (if you already know the wedding date no ring may indicate before being married) and of course engagement rings. Look at dress (Go to the library - with your photos and study fashion) Look at which flowers are in bloom (denoting time of year) Look at trees (same reason) this is useful if you have a wedding photo and no certificate (It may help to reduce the search ,say to Autumn if leaves are on the ground. Look at weather Snow /High sun/ Brown Grass (same reason) Look at Hairstyles Look at Cars in the background and work out approximate year.Number plates ? If you know the area where the photo was taken - go there now and look at the buildings that have been built since - then find out when they were built. Changes in hight of trees ? Look at street furniture/traffic signs/telephone boxes type of. Indoors look at the furniture/food packets/ radio/television type/phone type/decoration. Uniforms - Badges The obvious look on the back. If there is a name of the photographer - look in the trades directories many old firms keep records, also if for example the photographer was shown in say the 1840 trade directory but not in the 1850 you may be able to discount anything after 1850 We tend to be drawn only to the person in the picture, so give this a try and you may sort a few out at least. regards Maurice