MAKE A MEME View Large Image World War I horses 1915.jpg Postcard photo of soldiers and horses during World War I The postcard is postmarked 1915 The photographer was Fred C Palmer of Tower Studio Herne Bay Kent He lived there 1903-1922 and is believed to have died ...
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Keywords: FCP World War I horses 1915.jpg Postcard photo of soldiers and horses during World War I The postcard is postmarked 1915 The photographer was Fred C Palmer of Tower Studio Herne Bay Kent He lived there 1903-1922 and is believed to have died 1936-1939 The soldiers based closest to Palmer's studio in 1914-1915 were The Buffs East Kent Regiment which raised nine battalions in World War I Today the Buffs are amalgamated into the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment NB This print had faded and I have improved the contrast a little Points of interest note the jodhpurs puttees and spurs on the two cavalrymen and the well-groomed horses 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 Postmarked 1915 Fred C Palmer died 1936-1939 out of copyright PD-old-70-1923 Fred C Palmer of Herne Bay World War I forces of Britain in the United Kingdom People with horses Soldiers of the United Kingdom Horses in World War I Black and white photographs of horses The Buffs Royal East Kent Regiment
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