Very Old Photos

[Mrs Fish]

Since embarking on my family tree and speaking to my nan, she found some old photos out for me. We have been scanning them all in so we have them in case anything happens to the originals. These are as scanned in.

My grandad in the Home guard when he was 17 on the right, not sure how old he is on the left


The following ones were when he was in the army. He was a driver, taking supplies to the troops.




He isn't on this one for some reason, maybe he took the photo, as he was well into his photography in later years


Typical camp?


The obligatory sphinx shot


My grandad and his brother


This one is of my great grandad on my nans side




And I just love this one for comedy value
They are my great grandparents on my grandads side, we don't know which of the siblings is in the photo.

[cy88]

These are great photos. I love the way that people posed in those days - snap photography in its infancy. I have some similar of my fore-fathers from the two world wars - the subject matter / contents of which will undoubtedly now never receive a proper explanation. Must dig them out sometime.

[shadytree]

I've litterally just finished trying to repair some old photo's of my dad in his Blues & Royals Army uniform.

Sargent Shady (circa 1950)

Here's the originals scans


after... any fresh advice would be most greatful.








I also stumbled yesterday upon a plugin for PS CS that adds color to old B&W pictures.

AKVIS COLOURIAGE

http://akvis.com/en/coloriage-tutorial/index.php

shall be giving this a go tomorrow.


sorry for the slight hijack Lisa

[simpo two]

Great photos, priceless history.

I have a nasty feeling that if they'd been taken on digital (had such a thing existed 60 years ago) they'd not be around to enjoy now...

[Mr Noble]

Great shots. I must get round to doimng the same.


You seem to have chopped off the young mans ear in the one with them both in the same shot!! He will be half deaf now!!


GN

[shadytree]

Mr Noble said:

Great shots. I must get round to doimng the same. You seem to have chopped off the young mans ear in the one with them both in the same shot!! He will be half deaf now!! GN

say again

good spot, will be doing some face reconstruction

[Mr Noble]

Shady!! What would your Grandmother think!!

[GetCarter]

Good stuff people.

Here's a sad one. My dad (b. 1908) was the youngest of 13 (yes, 13) kids living in a one bedroom house in East London Several of his older brothers died in the first world war (or shortly after due to mustard gas). I found this 'post card' after my dad's death. On the back it is postmarked 14th July 1916 and addressed to my Grandmother.

...and here's the pathos bit. It simply says:

"Mother, I have sent you a P.C. I am next to the man nearest the number 356." and addressed "Mrs Carter, 67 Fitzalam St, Lambeth, London"

I don't know which brother this was, but all my dad's brothers who served in that war died in it or because of it.

...and we moan about faulty cameras!

[vipers]

Mrs Fish, out of interest which regiment was your grandad in? just curious, my father was in the Grenadier Guards, out in Egypt during the 2nd world war.

[cy88]

My mum's father in his twenties whilst on a trip across Canada (he's on the right).

Written in pencil on the back of the photo ...."jes dyin' slowly".

I think that simpo's right about digital not being quite the same.

[Mr Noble]

vipers said:

Mrs Fish, out of interest which regiment was your grandad in? just curious, my father was in the Grenadier Guards, out in Egypt during the 2nd world war.

Mine was too. Used to work with Matilda MK2 tanks IIRC.

Greg

[Mrs Fish]

My nan said he was in the Royal Army Servive Corps, My great Grandfather was in Warickshire Regiment

[blondemoment]

I find this fascinating...

My Grandad, just after posting the first news of the death of King George VI on the gates of Buckingham Palace in February 1952.

[stone]

My grandparents on the right on a day trip to Lynemouth sometime in the thirties

[viper_larry]

I did the same a couple of years ago with all mine for safe keeping. Had the grand idea of using PS to improve them all. Had a go at one and after a couple of hours, realised that it would take me months!!! Still, made a big improvement:

[.Adam.]

This picture must have been taken in the early 1930's, when my Grandad was in his early teens. I don't think you would have trusted them with anything, going by this photo
Also, it looks as if my Grandad has an incredibly long arm!(He is the one on the left)



This one is of my Pop, who was a rear gunner in WW2, in his gear ready to go flying.

[Mrs BlueCerbera]

Mrs Fish said:

Since embarking on my family tree ....

Lovely photos Mrs F. Is this something you've started since you had your littlun? I did the same after having mine, somehow looking into your family tree suddenly becomes important. I managed to get back to the 1700's on my mum's side (Scottish records seem much more complete than English).

Must start doing it again ... very addictive once you start

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

These old pics always bring a tear to my eye. When you think about what previous generations had to endure, it puts all the whinging about tax & politics in 21st century Britain into context.

[Mrs BlueCerbera]

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

These old pics always bring a tear to my eye. When you think about what previous generations had to endure, it puts all the whinging about tax & politics in 21st century Britain into context.

[simpo two]

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

When you think about what previous generations had to endure, it puts all the whinging about tax & politics in 21st century Britain into context.

Yes, and the enemy was clearly defined and in a different country, not mingled within and crying foul when touched.