A photograph of Joseph Lawende in 1899

[The Good Michael]

Just thinking that there were two others with Lawende, and coincidentally, there are 3 men in the picture.

Mike

[YankeeSergeant]

Photos

I don't think people smiled on pictures ever. and it was not only due the fact that they had to stand still for 10 minutes or so, but also because back then a picture was a serious portrait, like an official representation of the persons, far from the happy little memories pictures we take on our trips around the world to show how happy we are nowadays

Not only that which you are correct about but also look at the state of dental hygine inthe 1880s. It cost money for the photos adn as inthe the Lawende photo was primarily used as Sister , you point out, for formal occassions such as weddings and yes, funerals. Photos of the dearly departed were quite the rage in the Victorian era and I have seen a few. While we would consider it morbid, it was seen as a loving tribute back then.

[Mascara & Paranoia]

The only known man to have seen the Ripper (well, IMO ). And only, what, eleven (?) years after the sighting itself? Wow.

[Sister Hyde]

I don't think people smiled on pictures ever. and it was not only due the fact that they had to stand still for 10 minutes or so, but also because back then a picture was a serious portrait, like an official representation of the persons, far from the happy little memories pictures we take on our trips around the world to show how happy we are nowadays

[YankeeSergeant]

Height

Do we have any info on his height etc? They all seems so small!

Average height back then for men was approximately 5 feet eight inches.

[YankeeSergeant]

miles of smiles

I suppose with those old cameras, it was a bit difficult to hold a smile for the required length of time.

It seems to have been a spring wedding - plenty of blossom.

If I remember correctly any movement would blur the photograph. I know when I and my wife had a glass plate photo done a few years back that it required five-10 minutes. And again, being a formal photograph I don't know that smiling was encouraged by the photographer.

[KatBradshaw]

Do we have any info on his height etc? They all seems so small!

[DVV]

Fascinating indeed, the man who saw Jack the Ripper. Great Photo Chris.

all the best

Observer

Peux pas dire mieux ! Merci Chris.

[Abby Normal]

Hi,
Dutfields yard photo... thats history now, we have a picture of a genuine witness, well we have two really, if we include 'Topping'.
Many thanks to the owner, and many thanks to Chris.
Regards Richard.

Hi Richard
There is a picture of "Topping" ? Could you point me in that direction?
Thanks!

[Roy Corduroy]

Bumping up the thread to the top.

[Chris]

According to the FreeBMD Index, they were married
in September of 1899 in Islington, Greater London.

Volume 1b, page 926.

Yes - in that context 'September' would actually indicate the quarter July-September.

Robert

Yes, I think the marriage was childless. I researched most of these descendants before the 1911 census was released, but their monumental inscriptions and the notices of their deaths in the Jewish Chronicle don't mention any surviving children.

[Robert]

The marriage seems to have been childless.

[Livia]

According to the FreeBMD Index, they were married
in September of 1899 in Islington, Greater London.

Volume 1b, page 926.

Sorry, there's nothing further.

[Chris]

It seems to have been a spring wedding - plenty of blossom.

It was in the third quarter of the year, but I don't know the exact date.

Is the groom the man in the middle?

Yes, I believe it is.

[DirectorDave]

Forget the soup-strainer....what about those lugs?

He looks like the Scottish Cup!

Great find....well done.