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File:Fred C Palmer East Cliff 001.jpg

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Postcard photo of East Cliff at Herne Bay, Kent, England. The postcard is unused, but it is dated on the grounds that the Grand Pier Pavilion in the background was built in 1910, and the Kings Hall has not yet had its 1913 rebuild. The photographer was Fred C. Palmer of Tower Studio, Herne Bay, Kent, who is believed to have died 1936-1939.

Points of interest:

  • Among the posed group of people in the centre foreground, the lad on the grass is smiling cheekily, as if perhaps he has done this before. Could he be Palmer's son Leslie Reginald, born 1896?
  • The large group in the top left distance might be a Sunday works or church outing; these outings would arrive by train or charabanc.
  • The sea is full of boats; some perhaps bringing fish or seafood for the caterers. There are very few inshore boats at Herne Bay today.
  • The Pavilion with bandstand on top can be seen in the distance.

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Please note that this century-old photo has darkened with age. It is likely to be counter-productive to adjust the contrast because detail would be lost in the light or pale areas. If you wish to upload a contrast-adjusted version, please consider uploading it as a separate image, with a link to this image. Thank you for your consideration.

Border

The 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. If you wish to upload a cropped image, please consider uploading it as a separate image, with a link to this one. Thank you for taking the time to read this.
Date between 1910 and 1913
date QS:P,+1910-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1910-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1913-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Source Scan of original postcard in my possession
Author Fred C. Palmer (died 1936-1939)
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