Thanks for the web site John I really apprecieate it Kris -----Original Message----- From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of John R Hyett Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 6:40 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: dating a photograph Kris you could try this site as a way of dating the photo. It is English so I don't know how fashions etc match but it could be worth a try http://www.rogerco.freeserve.co.uk/ John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kris Oswald" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 4:10 AM Subject: dating a photograph > Content-type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable > > Hello all > > I am doing research on a civil war soldier's id tag that was > recovered in Virginia. > i received via email a photo from a far distant decendant of the > Soldier..in order to rule in or out the man in the photo as the > soldier i am looking for..i need advice to help date the > photograph...based on pension statements by witnesses..the discription > matches my guy in the photograph....the two females in the photo if > the photo proves to be in the early to mid 1890's would be the icing > on the cake as being the wife and daughter if anybody would like to > view the photo and based on the technology and the period clothes and > would be willing to give an opinion i would be forever in your debt. > the photo shows possibly the back room of the Turley Confectionary > shop...Toledo Ohio the woman on the right is Esther Turley..the young > lad is nephew Walter Turley..girl on left is Daughter Winnifred..and > the Gentelman in the rear i hope will prove to be Andrew J Tuley..1st > New York Light Artillery Co. L.....i have spent the last nine months > tracking him and his family and would like to put a face to him at > last...thanks for any help Kris Oswald > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- ---- > This email message and any attachment(s) are for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) > and may contain proprietary and/or confidential information which may > be privileged or > otherwise protected from disclosure. > > Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is > prohibited. If you are not the > intended recipient(s), please contact the sender by reply email and destroy the original > message and any copies of the message as well as any attachment(s) to > the original > message. >