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Here are the final two photographs from the small collection of Dingle negatives I have been posting over the last week. Unfortunately, the photographer has left no details as to the location of either image – or about the event the children are dressed up for. Perhaps it is a Whit Walk – the outfits [...]
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Great pic's Colin,but some of those kid's look bored stiff!:unibrow:
Great pics Colin.
How long was the exposure? Not everybody could hold the pose either. The boy in front of the door wearing a cap [the boy not the door ;)] looks as if he has mischief on his mind. :)
"Can thee ride tandem?"
The little boy second from left in front looks FIERCE!!!
Didn't we have a lovely day,the day we went to blackpool. :)
They're all wearing badges so I'm assuming it'll be a day out somewhere? quite common in those days to take your kids to the beach,not like today where most households have a car and can't be arsed getting up early on a sunday to make a day of it.
But then again it could be Saturday? as the Vics where always at church on a sunday,the upper classes even went to the extent of having their own personal bible printed.Fact.
It must have been the middle class of Dingle, the working class couldn`t afford the clothes or the cycles in that era
Some of those kids have flags (master Fierce is waving his) was it a coronation day perhaps?
Sussed it....Easter Sunday :) those bonnets give it away.
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I just blew the pic up,this might all be Jewish kids and event?the two lads in the same attire at the end are wearing theJewish star of david badges...they all have badges but not so clear as the lads ones.