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| Keywords: FCP Swindon 003.jpg Postcard of Bishopstone Swindon England The card is unused and unpostmarked 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 This site is unknown to lifelong residents of Bishopstone However there is a reference http //users ox ac uk/~malcolm/genuki/big/eng/KEN/Reculver/collard1 txt here to the Collard family living at Koast Keep Bishopstone in 1931 Editing This unedited scan of an original print has darkened with age but it would be inappropriate to adjust the brightness because detail would be lost It is suggested that edited versions of this image be uploaded as separate files 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 1920-1936 Fred C Palmer died 1936-1939 out of copyright PD-art-70 Fred C Palmer of Swindon Bishopstone Swindon | ||||
