A photograph of Joseph Lawende in 1899

[Adam Went]

Wowee, you could use that 'tache as a pipe cleaner!!
Thanks for posting that up Chris, great stuff.

Cheers,
Adam.

[richardnunweek]

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.

[Graham]

That's a wonderful photo, Chris - I think the word is evocative.

There must have been good money in selling cigarettes in those days - such style!

Graham

[caz]

Many thanks for this, Chris. A fabulous photograph!

Love,

Caz
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[Chris]

Of course, it's interesting to compare this photo with the one taken 24 years later, which his great-granddaughter Melanie Dolman sent to Adam Wood, and which was published in Ripperologist magazine:
http://www.casebook.org/dissertation...n-who-saw.html

Joseph was 52 when the first photo was taken, and a couple of weeks short of his 76th birthday at the time of the second.

[Observer]

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

all the best

Observer

[Robert]

Thanks for that fascinating photo, Chris.

Blimey, what a moustache!

[Chris]

And here is a detail of the photograph showing Joseph:

[Chris]

Earlier this year I was delighted to receive from a descendant of Joseph Lawende a copy of a group photograph taken at the wedding of his daughter Rose to Isidore Goodman Samuel in 1899. Joseph can be seen on the right at the back, standing next to his wife Annie. The bridesmaid sitting in the centre at the front is Joseph's youngest daughter Ruby. I am most grateful to the owner of the photograph for permission to reproduce it here.