MAKE A MEME View Large Image Fred C Palmer Minster 128.jpg Hand-tinted postcard photo of Scott's tea gardens and church at Minster Thanet Kent England Postmarked Au 4 August 1904 with a 1902 stamp featuring Edward VII The photographer was Fred C Palmer of Tower Studio ...
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Keywords: Fred C Palmer Minster 128.jpg Hand-tinted postcard photo of Scott's tea gardens and church at Minster Thanet Kent England Postmarked Au 4 August 1904 with a 1902 stamp featuring Edward VII The photographer was Fred C Palmer of Tower Studio Herne Bay Kent who is believed to have died 1936-1939 The postcard is believed to be dated 1903-1904 Palmer moved to Herne Bay in 1903; the card is printed in Saxony and must be dated before 1914 File Fred C Palmer 008 jpg and File Fred C Palmer 020 jpg are similarly coloured postcards of Minster by Fred C Palmer; the three are possibly part of a set 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 It is also important to be able to see the round corners of this card as it is part of the composition Thank you for taking the time to read this Scan of original postcard in my possession 1903 to 1904 Fred C Palmer died 1936-1939 out of copyright PD-old-70-1923 Fred C Palmer of Herne Bay minster in Thanet St Mary the Virgin's church Minster in Thanet
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