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Post by brentorboy on Oct 12, 2020 21:26:34 GMT 1
I am trying to establish when B W Walters, photographer, traded at Grove Studio, Westbourne (Place?), Merthyr Tydfil in order to provide a time frame for a photograph I have. Hopefully that may then help me identify the subjects of the picture.
The photo is pasted onto a cardboard mount, where the photographer's details are shown. I can only guess that the photo was taken around 1900, maybe even earlier. It is just possible that this is a later arrangement of an earlier photo-the script appears to be more modern. If so, it will be no help in dating the photo.
Any thoughts or suggestions will be most welcome.
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Post by mikemerthyr on Oct 16, 2020 17:38:48 GMT 1
Hello, According to Merthyr Tydfil trade directories for 1895 and 1901 there was a David Walters (residential list) living at 6 Westbourne Place Plymouth Street Merthyr Tydfil,could this be B.W Walters family/father?. There is not any photographer listed with that name in directories I have access to from the 1890's too 1920. Have no access to census at this time but it might be worth checking to see if the family is living at that address in 1891 and 1901 census and see if it gives their occupation's. Hope this is some help to you. Good luck, Mike
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Post by merthyrlad on Oct 17, 2020 13:32:30 GMT 1
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Post by brentorboy on Oct 19, 2020 19:19:20 GMT 1
Thanks, both, for your responses. Strange that he should not appear in any trade directory. I am almost certain that this is an older photograph given a newer mount. If so, then finding B W Walters is not going to help me date the photograph. It was worth a shot.
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