Photo restoration ... how did I do?

NewCreation517

First time attempting something like this, a friend's mother has only one baby picture and it is in very poor condition so I attempted to do some GIMP work on it. Would love to read input and tips! Thanks!

Original (from 1962):



My attempt at a restoration:

photodoug

I like it alot! Great job....you took it just far enough. You know, tho, that orange bar across the top is a double-exposure from another frame...you should lose it completely.

NewCreation517

photodoug wrote:

I like it alot! Great job....you took it just far enough. You know, tho, that orange bar across the top is a double-exposure from another frame...you should lose it completely.

Thanks so much for the input, Doug. I wasn't sure if removing the orange double exposure band would be too much. I gave it a whirl, is it an improvement?

photodoug

ya, good.