Glass Negatives

I have recently been given a collection of glass negatives. From what I have been told, the photographs were probably taken in a period from 1920 to 1945.

I am hoping that some kind people may be able to help me date the photographs a little more accurately by looking at the fashions, hairstyles and uniforms together with a few locations.

If you can help, please leave a comment.

I will post several images over the next few days, thanks for any help you may be able to give.

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More images in the next couple of days.

One of the problems with collecting photographs is identifying the subjects.

I obtain most of my collection from friends and acquaintances, boot sales, charity shops, etc., so in many cases there are no notes to tell me what the photos are about.

Fortunately people often wrote notes on slide mounts or on the back of prints, so that is a help, but when it comes to negatives there is little chance of any information.

I will occasionally post some of the photos that I know nothing about in the hope that the kind and informative people on the internet will come to my rescue.

So here goes with three photos from my latest haul. Once again these were probably taken during the 1950's or 1960's around the Mediterranean. I am not sure that the three shots are from the same location.

If you recognise them, please leave a comment with any information that you may have, thanks.

Photographs from Malta in the 1950's

As well as cameras and other photo equipment, I am also collecting the photographs that they produce.


I have a selection of slides taken by a chap who was a merchant seaman in the 1950's. He spent some time sailing around the Mediterranean.


The first three are from Malta.

Senglea, Malta, March 1958.

Grand Harbour, Malta.

SS Scicilian & SS Florian, Grand Harbour, Malta.

I would be interested to see comments from anyone who knew these places during that period and especially the ships.

I'll post some more soon.