I've had more discoveries with my scanner and lightbox today - this time, revealing images from boxes of old magic lantern slides that I purchased in an old antique shop in Marlborough last year. They are mostly taken in Switzerland (these two images are labelled "In the Engadine") and in Venice. Many of them are hand coloured. The photograph above shows a group of women gathered around the village pump, engaged in washing garments, while the lower image looks as if it is taken during market day?
I suspect, again from looking at the dress, that these may be earlier than the photographic plates in the last blog entry. I suggest a date of 1870's - 1880's ? Any fashion historians reading who might enlighten me further?
More images will appear intermittently - this could definitely become addictive!
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