Keywords: Fred C Palmer 005b.jpg Postcard photo of Tower Gardens Herne Bay Kent dated 1910-1913 The photographer was Fred C Palmer of Tower Studio Herne Bay Kent who is believed to have died 1936-1939 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 1913 Fred C Palmer died 1936-1939 out of copyright See also File Fred C Palmer HerneBay 126 jpg which appears to be contemporary with this photograph and which shows the Ronald Cecil Concert Party whose stage can be seen in the background of this image PD-old-70-1923 Herne Bay Kent Fred C Palmer of Herne Bay |