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The Megalithic Portal and Megalith Map : Index >>
Stones Forum >> Old Pics - but when taken?
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whatisthat
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|  Posted 08-05-2006 at 18:22
Whilst googling around the internet today I came across an interesting collection of old photos of prehistoric sites in UK and France. They were taken by a gentleman called Alvin Langdon Coburn who lived from 1882 to 1966.
Alvin Langdon Coburn's Photos
Although the photos are not dated and poorly annotated I can recognise many of my favourite sites in North Wales. Most thankfully look the same.
Can anybody tell from the dress of the people that are sometimes featured or the photos themselves when they were taken?
I think Alvin would have loved the Portal  .
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Thorgrim
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| Posted 08-05-2006 at 18:50
Very interesting. As regards dates - my guess is that they are about 1930.
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MickM
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| Posted 08-05-2006 at 19:46
Trawling through this site, there are a very few photos dated under 'notes'. For instance, Bryn Celli Ddu was taken in 1937, but there are earlier & later dates logged through the galleries. Also the Stonehenge pictures on pages 41-2 have white (paint?) markings. I have never seen any pictures of these before, but this should make them dateable.
[ This message was edited by: MickM on 2006-05-08 19:58 ]
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PeteG
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| Posted 08-05-2006 at 20:10
Those white marks were made in 1919 like this
Thats an interesting collection, there are a few pics of WKLB before restoration.
PeteG
[ This message was edited by: Klingon on 2006-05-08 21:14 ]
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