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| Keywords: Fred C Palmer Rileys Revellers 001.jpg Postcard photo of a group of entertainers called Riley's Revellers at Herne Bay Kent England probably dated 1903-1914 The photographer was Fred C Palmer of Tower Studio Herne Bay Kent who is believed to have died 1936-1939 ;Points of interest All the actors appear to be under 21 years old; the short skirts may imply that the girls are dressed to imitate schoolgirls A close look at the image reveals that all five female faces have been photographed to advantage; Palmer has gone to considerable trouble to do this All the males are wearing stage make-up The two women on the right with buckle shoes are wearing very finely-knit and patterned French silk stockings - expensive before 1914 and probably unavailable during World War I The two women in felt shoes in the centre could be wearing hand-knit black stockings - the norm for servants in the Edwardian era Editing This is an unedited scan of an historical image If adjusting this image please consider uploading the new edit as a separate file Thank you Contrast This print has darkened with age Adjusting contrast would cause loss of detail in either the darkest or lightest areas 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 in the case of this picture there is no white frame on the paper but it is important to see exactly where the edge of the postcard is to see how Palmer has cropped it The cropping is part of the composition Thank you for taking the time to read this Scan of original postcard in my possession circa 1903 1914 and definitely before 1918 Fred C Palmer died 1936-1939 out of copyright PD-old-70-1923 Herne Bay Kent Fred C Palmer of Herne Bay Entertainers from England | ||||
