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| Keywords: Fred C Palmer 010.jpg Postcard photo of Bishopstone Swindon England The unclear postmark possibly says 33 i e 1933 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 car in the picture may be associated with Fred C Palmer and the man with the car may be Palmer's assistant He had a heavy wooden camera to carry around The car registration number is unclear but may be NR 3240 This number was issued by Leicestershire County Council around 1923 and details of the first owner may be in Leicester Record Office This print has darkened considerably with age but it would be inappropriate to adjust the brightness because detail would be lost Dark and dramatic sepia shots were in Palmer's trademark style Border 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 Scan of original postcard in my possession ca 1933 Fred C Palmer died 1936-1939 out of copyright 2011 comparison shot of same view - File Palmer sites 2011 Bishopstone 031 jpg PD-art-70 Fred C Palmer of Swindon Bishopstone Swindon Thatched cottages in Wiltshire | ||||
