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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Antique Photograph in Frame HELP
« on: July 30, 2011, 04:13:16 pm »
That's an idea! I'll look to see if maybe the official church website has any links or contact pages.
Update:
After a bit of research, it seems the clock on the left side of St. Peter's has been operated electrically since 1931. It's impossible to tell in the photograph wether or not that's the case at the time the photo was taken, but I think the clocks visible in the image could be the best clue available.
There's another clock visible on the Saint Angelo's Castle in the foreground and I'm about to see what I can dig up on that one.
Update 2:
While looking for information on Saint Angelo's Castle, I found this 1920 illustration which appears to be very similar to my photograph, at least in terms of building views. And actually, there seems to be some sort of scaffolding in the upper right corner of Saint Angelo's Castle that's present in both the photo and drawing. So the guess of 1920 may be spot on!
Update:
After a bit of research, it seems the clock on the left side of St. Peter's has been operated electrically since 1931. It's impossible to tell in the photograph wether or not that's the case at the time the photo was taken, but I think the clocks visible in the image could be the best clue available.
There's another clock visible on the Saint Angelo's Castle in the foreground and I'm about to see what I can dig up on that one.
Update 2:
While looking for information on Saint Angelo's Castle, I found this 1920 illustration which appears to be very similar to my photograph, at least in terms of building views. And actually, there seems to be some sort of scaffolding in the upper right corner of Saint Angelo's Castle that's present in both the photo and drawing. So the guess of 1920 may be spot on!