Hi Robert.
Sorry, I was trying to make the clothing and jewelry analysis very simple and "man-friendly".
I guess the gist of it is that the man identified as "Isaac Kosminski" and the woman identified as "Matilda Kosminski" are supposed to be brother and sister.
Isaac is shown with 2 adult children. He looks to be in his 40s.
The woman identified as "Matilda" might be a little older than him, perhaps more like 50 years old.
But judging by the clothing, jewelry, etc. the two photos were taken quite a few years apart, so if the man and woman are siblings there was an unusually large age gap between them.
The biggest problem is that the man identified as Isaac is in his 40s c. 1920.
This means that 32 years earlier in 1888 he was a kid. If he is 40-48 years old in the photo he was somewhere in the range of 8 years old to 16 years old in 1888.
I'm no Kosminski expert, but as far as I know Isaac Kosminski the brother of Aaron Kosminski was an adult in 1888.
The people in these photos also appear rather well-to-do. The lady in particular is dressed expensively and wearing gold, pearls and gemstone jewelry. The Kosminskis were recent immigrants. Were they well off?
Cheers,
Archaic
Sorry, I was trying to make the clothing and jewelry analysis very simple and "man-friendly".
I guess the gist of it is that the man identified as "Isaac Kosminski" and the woman identified as "Matilda Kosminski" are supposed to be brother and sister.
Isaac is shown with 2 adult children. He looks to be in his 40s.
The woman identified as "Matilda" might be a little older than him, perhaps more like 50 years old.
But judging by the clothing, jewelry, etc. the two photos were taken quite a few years apart, so if the man and woman are siblings there was an unusually large age gap between them.
The biggest problem is that the man identified as Isaac is in his 40s c. 1920.
This means that 32 years earlier in 1888 he was a kid. If he is 40-48 years old in the photo he was somewhere in the range of 8 years old to 16 years old in 1888.
I'm no Kosminski expert, but as far as I know Isaac Kosminski the brother of Aaron Kosminski was an adult in 1888.
The people in these photos also appear rather well-to-do. The lady in particular is dressed expensively and wearing gold, pearls and gemstone jewelry. The Kosminskis were recent immigrants. Were they well off?
Cheers,
Archaic
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