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Photo of Whitworth Road in Swindon, Wiltshire, England in the 1920s. From a postcard deposited at Swindon Record Office and scanned and uploaded by them to Flickr. The photographer was Fred C. Palmer of Tower Studio, Herne Bay, Kent ca.1905-1916, and of 6 Cromwell Street, Swindon ca.1920-1936. He is believed to have died 1936-1939.

The date of the photo is deduced from (a) the fact that Palmer was working in Swindon ca.1920-1936, and (b) costume: the length of the woman's skirt and the style of the child's hat.

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The remaining border of this image is important for researchers of this photographer. Some photographers trimmed their images more than others, and Palmer has a reputation for producing smaller postcards than other early 20th century UK photographers. He took his own photos, developed them in-house onto postcard-backed photographic paper and trimmed them himself. It is worth adding that during hand-developing the border is actively masked with equipment which both crops the picture and causes the white frame or border to appear on the paper. This frame is part of the design and is one of the reasons why the quality of Palmer's work is so interesting, and why there is an article and category for him on English Wiki. Researchers need to see exactly where the edge of the postcard is. Thank you for taking the time to read this.
Date circa 1920
date QS:P,+1920-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
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Source https://www.flickr.com/photos/swindonlocal/4667299026/
Author Fred C. Palmer (died 1936-1939)
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Other versions 2011 comparison photo of same view - File:Palmer sites 2011 Rodbourne Cheney Swindon 008.jpg
Camera location51° 34′ 59.51″ N, 1° 47′ 52.32″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo
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