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| Keywords: Fred C Palmer Swindon tram002.jpg Postcard of tram apparently dressed to celebrate a festival in relation to King George V The lettering behind the people says Support Victoria Hospital and the collection boxes are possibly for Red Cross or just for the hospital so the tram is possibly part of a parade The photo was taken in Fleet Street in Swindon Wiltshire England in the 1920s-1930s Old handwriting in debased copperplate and fountain pen on the back says Taken along Fleet St No Shops only hoarding re reflection in tram The women's clothing suggests very early 1920s On 6 May 1920 George V had been 10 years on the throne 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 Points of interest The tram driver stands on the left The man in front of the tram on the right is wearing Pierrot costume All the men except the tram driver have German moustaches 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 Original postcard in my possession s 1920 -1930s Fred C Palmer died 1936-1939 out of copyright PD-art-70 Fred C Palmer of Swindon History of Swindon Swindon Corporation Tramways Party trams | ||||
