Down the years, we have used an old christening gown and understood it to have been that of my father also. Only recently I found a photograph of him on his christening day that I had never seen before. It had come back to the family from the household of a great aunt. I thought to put a copy of this photo in with the robe. But on closer examination, it seems to be a different robe! Now there are three mysteries, what became of the robe my father wore and from whence did it originate and also what is the provenance of the gown that we have?
This is not the first time a photo has thrown up avenues of research. In another one, I had it coloured to enhance it and when this was done the detail of a badge was more apparent and this was a significant detail that had previously been missed.
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