Figure 1.-- This CDV portrait show thre unidentified Welsh siblings wearing matching dresses. The children look to be about 2-6 years old. Simple biology suggests that the oldest must be about 6 years old. He could of course be older, but here looking at him, we suspet that he is not any older than 6 years or so. We beleve that two may be boys, but there is no way of being sure. The youngest child has the longest hair. If the older children were girls, we suspect they would have longer hair. The studio was Gyde in Aberystwyth.

This CDV portrait show thre unidentified Welsh siblings wearing matching dresses. The children look to be about 2-6 years old. Sinple biology suggests that the oldest must be bour 6 years old. He couldof course be older, but here looking at hom we suspec tht he is not any older than 6 years or so. We suspect that two may be boys, but there is now way of being sure. The youngest child has the longest hair. If the older children were girls, we suspect they would have longer hair. The studio was Gyde in Aberystwyth. The CDV is undatedm but we would guess was taken in the late-1860s or early-70s. We are not as comfortable in dating British photographs as America CDVs and cabinet cards. We welcom any insights our British readers may have. A reader writes, "I agree with your assessment. And it is also possible that the hair is pulled back in a ponytail or long braid and the camera angle is such that we do not see it. The way the side hair looks longer seems to suggest a boy but I cannot be certain. I also would have aged the youngest around 3 years and worked up from there. But that is only a guess."

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