Topic: Old photo

[lorna]

I found this old photo of my Mum, it was taken about 1941/1942 when we were evacuated to Devon. As you can see it was in a very bad state but my lovely Niece has worked on it and I am delighted with the result.

[Squash64]

That's amazing, it was almost impossible to see anything in the first photo.

Your neice has done a really good job on it, you must be thrilled!

[manicscousers]

lovely pic, Lorna..it's amazing what can be done, here are a few of our family ones my brother found  :)
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=7147&id=100000006973940&l=87066cbf0f
I'm the baby on santa's knee, howling me bloomin' head off  ;D

[lorna]

Manic I love the old family photos. Charlie always made my photograph frames. I asked him to make a large one 50cm x 50cm which contains Mum & Dad's wedding (Xmas Eve 1916) our wedding (1952) also my son's and daughters wedding photos. I also put a photo. the only one as far as I know, of Mum, Dad and all 9 of us which was taken 1945 when my brother was demobbed from the army. The same Niece (by marriage) who did that old photo has worked so hard on Ancestry and has something like 900plus photographs on it. Such patience.

[manicscousers]

Tom is in to ancestry, he has a dedicated wall in his office full of the 'tree' he has traced  :o..I haven't the patience but I like seeing his results   ;D
Ray makes frames for me,he's doing one for his mum and dad for Christmas, we've bought a painting for them  :)

[BarriedaleNick]

There is a whole load of work gone into that lorna - your niece must indeed have a lot of patience!

[lorna]

BN, Nephew & Niece are enjoying their 2nd break of 5 weeks (this year) visiting their sons and grandchildren in Australia. Bless her she finished as much work on the photo as she could last week (also enjoying temperatures of 33c)

[misfit]

ill be honest, i clicked on the touched up photo first, and must admit i thought it wasnt a very good job, then i clicked on the original :o what a brilliant job your niece has done, you must be very pleased with the result, i would be  :)

[Emagggie]

Lorna that's brilliant!You must be really pleased. I would love to have the skill and the patience needed.
Mal they are sommat else ;D ;D. Seem to remember a similar one for the Coronation, my brothers and I had to walk around with a large union jack! We were not happy. ;D

[lorna]

Thank you, yes I am delighted. I will pass on your comments to Barbara.

[busy_lizzie]

Lorna, Your niece has done an amazing job.  It is fantastic to have totally restored something that would have really been lost. Wonderful to have that family history so clear now. busy_lizzie  :)