Please refer to the caption ‘title’ in any comments on these pictures.
‘Unknown couple 1’ – although there is a resemblance to the driver of Omnibus 2? Is the lady his wife or mother, difficult to tell if she is blonde or grey?
These next two portraits were on the same page of the album mounted together but no words used or names given.
‘Unknown lady 1’ – a different angle but this could well be Alice as in the ‘Early Portraits’ post‘Unknown lady 2’ – again this could be a slightly earlier portrait of Alice. The picture had clearly been carried in a wallet or similar for quite a while before being mounted in the album because it was quite heavily creased (which have mostly been ‘Photoshopped’ out).
The next two groups were also pasted into the same page adjacent to each other – there may be folks in common but the first ‘formal’ group of 3 ladies and a gentleman is definitely not entirely the same as the ‘fancy dress’ group who ‘appear’ to all be female.
‘Formal group’‘Fancy dress group’ – the cowgirl looks decidedly miserable (I’ll bet she wanted to be a Pierrot), the cowboy looks vaguely like Alice?
Again a pair of portraits on the same page, they could be the same chap both having a centre parting, but the nose seems different.
‘Unknown soldier 1’ – possibly (a very young) Arthur before growing his trademark ‘tache?
‘Unknown gent 1’ – I think this might well be Arthur, a full ‘tache and I recall him saying he did wax it when younger. Just that centre parting?
Another page in the album with two pictures together, this one two different ladies, I think the second one might well be Alice?
‘Unknown lady 3’‘Unknown lady 4’ – possibly Alice? Interesting that the scan also picked up fingerprints – I’m wondering if these are recent or old.
‘Lady in walled garden’ appears to have been taken at the same time as the Corporal shot (probably Arthur) in the Great War page – definitely an older generation – his mum perhaps? If so, who is the toddler?‘Three female generations’ – the bucket & spade give us a clue this was near a beach but the picture is so poor no idea where. The lady on the left could well be Alice which might well mean the child is my mum (Irene) but who is the older lady, I’m guessing (?) mum’s nan, but which one?‘Garden family group’ is subject to some camera shake so not the clearest of pictures, but the man appears to be the same as the one in ‘Unknown couple 1’ (top of this page) a few years on (hair receded and fashion changes), but the women not the same, so depending on whether the first lady is wife or mother, the balance of probability is a granddad, his daughter or wife and her kids?‘Middle aged couple’‘Formal portrait of young boy’‘Drummer Boy’ – No clues as to who this is but was loose in the album, distinctive Clack looks though.‘Formal Gent’‘2 boys in sea’ – a few clues here only, Thames sailing barges moored up in background; what appears to be a pier in background (Southend?) Absolutely no idea as to when although these are definitely ‘older’ pictures circa early/early-mid C20.
‘Family Group’ – pretty poor image, tried to tidy up but it might actually be two images ‘patched’ together.
‘Family Group’ – closer up, still not easy to work out.‘2 girls on beach’ – this seems to certainly be in the Thames Estuary in early C20 (post WWI) but who are the girls?‘2 girls in garden’ are same as those on the beach.
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