Some people, like myself, are intrigued by old photographs, often as not for the details in the background, rather than the principle subject. Blogger Steerforth, at
The Age of Uncertainty is rather passionate about them.
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As with almost every album I find, there are no names or places, although judging by the stone walls and dales, I think that it comes from the north of England. There is only one date - 1863 - but even if there wasn't, the fashions are quite clearly mid-Victorian.
This is the England of Charles Dickens, George Eliot and Wilkie Collins.
It's a little spooky to think that the old couple might have been born in the 18th century.
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I doubt this couple is in their 60s, but that could be a grandchild. Life wasn't easy witout Botox.
They were probably very nice people, a loving family, but day-em.
No wonder the Brits managed to build an Empire... by terrifying the natives into submission.
