ukelele lady Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 I've been sent an old photograph with no date to it but as you can see it is not in our era but the first thing my husband said was " is it some sort of re-inactment?" I couldn't understand why he said that, after all we can all see it's a genuine old picture. But what makes it look quite modern? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syrup Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Could it be the Gentlemans neck ware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neddy Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Is that a ghostly face behind the end gent on the right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vox Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Beats me UkeLass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unitedite Returns Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Looks genuine to me also. A wedding photo I think. But am I missing something obvious, like a "sky dish" perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveH Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 That very young girl being held by the man one in from the right doesn't look right. Is her white dress cut and pasted in? It has some very sharp, squared off angles on it. Where are the girls arms exactly? The man does not seem to be holding them as the picture indicates. ..and what has the man got in his left hand (the one on the right of the picture)? Is it a TV remote? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveH Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Is that a ghostly face behind the end gent on the right. In a WW1 hat I think. There are also some very ghostly faces at the window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart0742 Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 I think the younger men have had new heads photoshoped, they seem slightly sharper than the others, especially the man to the left, he does not look correct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Kid on the lefts collar looks wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveH Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Kid on the lefts collar looks wrong. Several of them have overly white collars or edges to the clothing which makes it look as though, as Stuart says, the picture has been "altered" in some way in photoshop or some similar software. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukelele lady Posted December 23, 2012 Author Share Posted December 23, 2012 Look at the building itself. It's got white window frames, according to hubby he never saw white window frames even when he was young and he is an old b---er. He said you could never get white paint during the war either. I wouldn't know I was born after the war but I must admit I have never seen very old pictures like this with white window frames. The next question is, when was white paint first manufactured? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Sherlock Holmes on TV, white window frames all over the place ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukelele lady Posted December 23, 2012 Author Share Posted December 23, 2012 Sherlock Holmes on TV, white window frames all over the place ... But that is re-enactment. It's a bit like Steve McQueen in The Great Escape riding on a late 50s early 60s motor bike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveH Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 The next question is, when was white paint first manufactured? "Whitewash" and "destemper", based on lime (white lime) have been around for centuries but are not really what you would paints in the modern sense. The first white oil based paint using zinc oxide as its basic white pigment (later lead carbonate was used) was marketed in 1867. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveH Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Look at the building itself. It's got white window frames, according to hubby he never saw white window frames even when he was young and he is an old b---er. I wouldn't know I was born after the war but I must admit I have never seen very old pictures like this with white window frames. White has always been used from the mid 19th century when white paint became available. However, in an industrial city like Sheffield at this time it wouldn't have stayed white very long would it? and all that constant cleaning!!! Perhaps white was not a popular colour at the time for this very reason in "dirty" areas To quote Albert Steptoe (Wilfred Brambel) from an episode of Steptoe & Son when they are arguing about decorating their house and discussing the colour scheme. Son Harold wants "modern light coloured pastel shades", Albert doesn't and says, - "Dark Green! Dark green and chocolate brown, Them are the colours you want, They don't show the dirt!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveH Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 But that is re-enactment. It's a bit like Steve McQueen in The Great Escape riding on a late 50s early 60s motor bike. To add even more insult, the wartime GERMAN BMW motorcycle was actually a BRITISH Triumph TT650, as you sayUKL, dating from 1950's-early 60's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Is it known to be Sheffield please ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveH Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 I think the younger men have had new heads photoshoped Don't be silly Stuart Of course it hasn't been photoshopped! Who would do that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 I've gone all slender ... Don't be silly Stuart Of course it hasn't been photoshopped! Who would do that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveH Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 I've gone all slender ... Well the picture was taken some time ago so you were probably a lot younger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madannie77 Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 I am so glad I have never put a photo of myself on here . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveH Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 I am so glad I have never put a photo of myself on here . I thought you had madannie. One of you sat on a railway carriage which you used as an avitar at one time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madannie77 Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 I thought you had madannie. One of you sat on a railway carriage which you used as an avitar at one time. Did I use that one here? I don't recall that, but then I have no recollection of a lot of this year. Thankfully it is no longer in use if I did (although I expect one of the techno-wizards could find it hiding somewhere). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukelele lady Posted December 23, 2012 Author Share Posted December 23, 2012 "Whitewash" and "destemper", based on lime (white lime) have been around for centuries but are not really what you would paints in the modern sense. The first white oil based paint using zinc oxide as its basic white pigment (later lead carbonate was used) was marketed in 1867. I knew Dave would come up with a suitable answer, so this looks like the premises could be more in the country rather than the industrial areas. The family are from Crookes so it is posslble it was taken somewhere in that area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukelele lady Posted December 23, 2012 Author Share Posted December 23, 2012 Is it known to be Sheffield please ? I'm trying to find out more about the picture which I believe was taken in Crookes. But for someone to send you a picture with no details then go on holiday, I think they must know it will keep me guessing all Christmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now