Image: Fred C Palmer Swindon The Committee

Description: 1920s or 1930s portrait photo of "The Committee" at Swindon Railway Station, Wiltshire, England. The Committee's function is unknown. The card is unused and unpostmarked. The photographer was Fred C. Palmer of Tower Studio, Herne Bay, Kent ca.1905-1920, and of 6 Cromwell Street, Swindon ca.1920-1936. He died in 1941. Points of interest Note the spiv in the centre. Note the fedoras and bow ties. Palmer appears to have used a cracked plate for this photo Editing This is an unedited scan of an historical print. Please consider uploading edits of this image 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.
Title: Fred C Palmer Swindon The Committee
Credit: scan of original print
Author: Fred C. Palmer (died 1941)
Permission: out of copyright
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
Attribution Required?: No