Keywords: Fred C Palmer GWR Orchestra Swindon ca1922.jpg Portrait photo of the GWR Orchestra at Swindon Wiltshire England 1922 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 Border The remaining border of this image is important for researchers of this photographer Some photographers trimmed their images more than others He took his own photos developed them in-house onto photographic paper and trimmed them himself It is worth adding that during hand-developing the border is actively masked with equipment which crops the picture and creates a white frame on the paper This cropping and framing 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 composition is and where the white frame starts Thank you for taking the time to read this http //www flickr com/photos/swindonlocal/4789520695/ 1922 Fred C Palmer died 1936-1939 out of copyright PD-old-70-1923 Fred C Palmer of Swindon People of Swindon Orchestras from the United Kingdom 1922 in the United Kingdom History of Swindon |