Interesting Photos From Old Album

No questions, thought some folks might like to see this. I picked this album up today, has some photos inside but most are in bad shape as are the pages. Here are a couple that are interesting - love the dog with the cane. From the writing on the backs, this is from Quebec.
The cover is leather so I should be able to clean it up, the brass clasp is complete and works so it is a shame about the inside.

 

Hi,
Great album. I have had good luck cleaning those album pages with bread,
it is the only reason to buy Wonder Bread. Cut off the crust and roll up a couple of slices and wipe the pages, the damp bread will remove a lot of dirt keep turning the bread roll so it is a clean area. The bread will crumble so be sure to dust out all the crumbs. I vacuum them just to be sure. Just put a piece of nylon net over the tube or use pantyhose. I have a girl friend that stencils designs over the edges of the pages, hides the yellowing.
greg

 

Thanks greg, I will give that a try. Do you dampen the bread first?

 

Hi,
No Wonder bread is damp all ready. Any soft white bread would work.
greg

 

Nice photos! Too bad about the damage and fading, but I love the sort of comedic one.

You meant the photographer of the dog was from Quebec, right? The other one is from Great Britain. I found a little bit of information about the photographer, here:
http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/rcs_photographers/entry.php?id=105

Says the studio was known to be active in the 1880s.

The following entry says he was an optician also, at the 18 Atlantic Road address from 1879-1888: http://www.photolondon.org.uk/pages/details.asp?pid=270

Somebody else took over the studio after that. It also gives his full name as Francis Champneys Burnham.

 

Thanks for the information fig! Sorry, I wasn't very clear - on the backs of the other photos, standard family type photos, is the writing that makes me think they are from somewhere in Quebec.