Could this be cleaned up please?

[Tilly Mint]

Originally Posted by Trish@Somerset

If anyone else wants the link that Joan has please think twice before asking - I'm not easily upset but these photos made my eyes quite moist

I feel the same as Trish....very sad to see..

[FamilyHistoryAddict]

Hi Joan,

I have heard of this before and have seen these photos (usually featuring babies) in magazine articles.

The old lady appears to have her eyes shut which is strange - normally you would look at the child or the camera wouldn't you?

I would be interested in seeing the link.

Cheers, FHA

[Rachel]

Barbara has an article in the August edition of FTF Magazine ~ 'Mourning Ritials ~ Death and the Victorians' in which she talks about Post Mortem photography ~ there are links to some sites with photographs, which are very creepy.

[Trish@Somerset]

Rachel, yes, they're not nice at all are they! Will only look properly when I really have to

[Niksmum]

here is my restore

Niksmum

[Trish@Somerset]

Thank you Niksmum, that's lovely. I'll send this on to the person who sent it to us, they'll be thrilled - I almost forgot my reason for putting it here

[Merry]

Does anyone have an opinion on the date of the photo and/or the ages of the people?

[Rachel]

2 from me

[Trish@Somerset]

Thanks very much Rachel What an improvement to the original!

[Joan of Archives]

I'm in two minds about the date, I am leaning towards later now, around 1902? Not sure why but maybe the straight front on the woman's skirt & the lack of the puffed sleeves? Either that or much earlier.