This is my mother's mother and her mother. So, my gran and my great-gran. My mother looked very much like hers, don't you agree? I really don't know who the child in the middle is. My grandmother had a lot of siblings so there were always lots of cousins. But having the child in such a formal portrait makes me wonder who she really was. Maybe a cousin who was a permanent addition to the family? These things did happen quite often then.
I see that I have given Mr Blair some publicity. I have no doubt the photographer was a man. I think the photo looks better for having the cardboard holder.
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I'm wondering where is Oxford NS? Lovely photo, the child is obviously well-loved to be in the photo.
I really love how formal these old photos are, so different from nowadays where they're just slapped up on facebook!
Oxford NS 'blueberries'. That's a precious photo. Do you have a family tree?
I love old photos- the older the better. One of Deanie's old boyfriend's mother had a wall of photos of their family. I copied it somewhat only I went back to our great-grandparents on both my side and the husband's side. I'll have to post about the wall one day. Your grandmother was gorgeous!
Oh, yes, you can definitely see a family resemblance there. I love aged old photos - digital won't be the same for our descendants, will it?
I love looking at old photographs. Having been exploring my family tree I've come across people I know only by the pictures I've seen and the anecdotes I've been told. there's a few here
SueH I refuse to go quietly!
There is a striking likeness- beautiful photograph, and how lucky to have that history!
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