From an album labeled Southport, England, captioned "Seaside Hilarity, Griffin Style"

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From an album labeled Southport, England, captioned
From an album labeled Southport, England, captioned "Seaside Hilarity, Griffin Style"

Back: Nellie Griffin, Mayme Griffin,
Front: Lizzie Griffin and Elizabeth Powers Griffin

These are my Grandfather Tom Griffin's sisters and his mother. The album was given to Lizzie Griffin a year or so before they moved from Patrricroft, Lancashire, England to Fall River, Massachusetts. It is not clear where this photo was taken.

This tintype was kindly restored on November 24th 2010 by Ken of Flickr.. He began his photographic career in 1947 at Jerome Portrait Studios, Liverpool, England.

"Historically a part of Lancashire, [Southport] in its present form was founded in 1792 when a hotel was built at what now is the south end of Lord Street. At that time the area was sparsely populated and was dominated by sand dunes. During the turn of the 19th century the area became popular with tourists due to the easy access from the nearby Leeds and Liverpool Canal and the town quickly grew"
-- Wikipedia
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Steve wrote (below):
"My guess is that they are in a Southport studio in front of a painting of the view to the former lighthouse at Formby point, demolished in 1941 it was a noted local landmark."

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Taken on: January 1, 1890
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