Regarding the handwriting part of the question: I recently undertook a piece of research in collaboration with Dr Ian Turner, a forensic scientist who specialises in handwriting identification. I was struck by how potentially misleading handwriting…
I've checked with a couple others and we seem to agree that this in NOT a Canadian scene although Edis did travel across Canada. The "West Coast" is sitting by the Rockie Mountains and this vista shows no signs of such ruggedness nor the propensity…
As we are discussing William England's appearance, I recently added a photograph of him as he appeared at the PCUK meeting in Derby in 1886. You will find this, and a partial key to the photograph in 'my photos'.
I’m currently collaborating with a forensic scientist to use handwriting analysis to help attribute a group of 19th century stereoviews. Is anyone aware of any other studies using handwriting or forensic science to attribute images?