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Who are the couple in this copy photo?

Can you date this image? It isn't an original photo, and has a faded notation “Dimond and Hart Limited” in the bottom-right corner. It's said to be my great great grandparents, William Ramsbottom (born 1851) and Sarah Matthewman (born 1858), who married

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Resources
Dating Twentieth Century Photographs Robert Pols Federation of Family History Societies, 2005 Pols’ book can help you identify the relations who are depicted in family photos. Tracing Your Twentieth Century Ancestors Karen Bali Pen & Sword, 2016 Bali

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