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| Keywords: Fred C Palmer equestrian portrait WWI.jpg Postcard photo of Lance Corporal A K Croker of the Lancashire Hussars in 1915 during World War I The postcard is postmarked Canterbury 3 February 1915 Croker has written a note on the back with the same date and Canterbury location saying he had been stationed in Canterbury since October 1914 It is addressed to Miss Milly Taylor of Bolton Lancashire The photographer was Fred C Palmer of Tower Studio Herne Bay Kent as printed on the back of the card He lived there 1903-1922 and is believed to have died 1936-1939 The soldiers based closest to Palmer's studio in 1914-1915 were The Buffs East Kent Regiment which raised nine battalions in World War I Today the Buffs are amalgamated into the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment ;Points of interest The ink is smudged perhaps due to rain or damp storage conditions or perhaps due to tears as many men were lost in that war The barracks in the background may be the Canterbury barracks formerly occupied by the Buffs The horse has a hunting cut intended to facilitate the removal of mud from the underbelly 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 Postmarked 1915 Fred C Palmer died 1936-1939 out of copyright PD-old-70-1923 Fred C Palmer of Herne Bay World War I forces of Britain Soldiers of the United Kingdom | ||||
