Thanks Tony-- it's a really engaging mystery. The way the studio is staged gives me the feeling that the photo is from the 1880's or 1890's, but I give weight to Rosemary's dating of their hairstyles too.
If you can look at the original photo, you should be able to get a better idea of the period it was taken. best of luck! :) Linda On Sunday, December 24, 2017 at 9:40:38 AM UTC-8, Azores Genealogy group wrote: > > G'day all, > > I'm still awaiting further information from the owner of the picture and > hopeful of being able to sight the original soon. The owner believes the > photo to be that of our great grandfather's sisters but I doubt the > suggestion given it is known that his sisters were born between 1820 and > 1837. As I understand it, photography was still very much in its infancy in > the 1830s so the likelihood is that the girls in the photo are not who they > are thought to be. > > I agree with both Linda and Rosemary that the photo is more likely taken > around 1870 to 1890. > > My great grandfather Manoel deAzevedo de Sousa Amarante came from the town > of Manadas on the island of São Jorge and arrived in Australia in 1850. I > suspect the children are most likely either his nieces or grand nieces. > Certainly it is my understanding that the family were "well healed" and I > suspect the photo was taken on São Jorge. > > If more information comes to hand, I'll update this post. > > Thanks again. Tony > > > On Sunday, December 24, 2017 at 7:57:37 AM UTC+11, Azores Genealogy group > wrote: >> >> Seasons Greetings to all. >> >> I'm looking to date a photograph that has recently been re-discovered >> amongst a collection of bits and pieces. I have my suspensions but do not >> want to give anything away at the moment as I do not want to influence any >> analysis. >> >> Anyone up for the challenge? >> >> Cheers Tony >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
