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<p>[QUOTE="Batman_2000, post: 62747, member: 481"]Hi, just thought I'd share a few photos from an album I came across recently. It belonged to Maria Bailey, a present on her 18th birthday in 1895 according to the inscription. Many of the photographs were taken in Macclesfield, Cheshire (UK) and I think I've identified the family, who were local to that area.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, I like this one just because of the style. North Walsham is in Norfolk, a long way from Macclesfield!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]16120[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The next one was taken by Felix Watson, Park Green Studio, Macclesfield. Can anyone enlighten me about the uniform? I wondering if he was connected to the Cheshire Militia which was based at the Barracks in Macclesfield until 1908 (I think):</p><p>[ATTACH=full]16121[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The lady in this third one seems to have an injury or disability. There's no information about the photographer and it's a little over exposed, but you can just about see that she's smoking a cigarette. I like her suit! But she doesn't look very comfortable :-/</p><p>[ATTACH=full]16122[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Batman_2000, post: 62747, member: 481"]Hi, just thought I'd share a few photos from an album I came across recently. It belonged to Maria Bailey, a present on her 18th birthday in 1895 according to the inscription. Many of the photographs were taken in Macclesfield, Cheshire (UK) and I think I've identified the family, who were local to that area. Anyway, I like this one just because of the style. North Walsham is in Norfolk, a long way from Macclesfield! [ATTACH=full]16120[/ATTACH] The next one was taken by Felix Watson, Park Green Studio, Macclesfield. Can anyone enlighten me about the uniform? I wondering if he was connected to the Cheshire Militia which was based at the Barracks in Macclesfield until 1908 (I think): [ATTACH=full]16121[/ATTACH] The lady in this third one seems to have an injury or disability. There's no information about the photographer and it's a little over exposed, but you can just about see that she's smoking a cigarette. I like her suit! But she doesn't look very comfortable :-/ [ATTACH=full]16122[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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