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juicebronston t1_je1vvii wrote

Reply to comment by graemeknows in I'm trying to solve a mystery. Can anyone help identify "Dale" as shown in this WWII photo that was found in the archives of YMCA Camp Takodah in Richmond? by graemeknows

Definitely seems to read “Dick”, you can see the lowercase “i” in the uppercase “D”.

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graemeknows OP t1_je1w0ql wrote

That also explains the dot above it. I can't believe I didn't see that. Thank you!

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hermansupreme t1_je2a0hi wrote

But look at the i in the word “big” above that. The i is loopy and large. If that is an i below in the capital D it is very different in many ways.

Also, look at the h is “wishes”. That shorter hump is connected to the talk loop… the lower part of the k should also be attached but is not.

I think it is “Dale”

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juicebronston t1_je2d2ve wrote

Very valid observations, the only thing I have to add is that one’s signature does not always totally match one’s general handwriting.

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Hot-Specialist-6824 t1_je2kf5o wrote

I thought it was Dale at first until I zoomed in a bit. The ''i" is mostly hidden by the "D", but it's clearly there, and that accounts for the dot above. And the c & k become clear also when you pinch and zoom a bit.

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stevejdolphin t1_je5weph wrote

The i in "big" is very smudged and can't tell us much. An h is not going to be written the same way as a k by many people.

The transition into the e's above is much more informative to me. As is typical there is a smooth connection from the preceding letter to those e's. In the signature there is a very sharp upturn marking the bottom of a k where stroke reverses at the bottom of the stem to form the secondary loop of a cursive k.

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abbys_alibi t1_je2bxhg wrote

In agreement with "Dick". Was my initial thought when looking at the picture. Lowercase "i" smushed into the mid to lower part of the "D".

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