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 [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
