Polariods of the Past: Amateur Photography


pageant queens < Who are these lovely ladies?!

We've recently come across an album of photographs which had moved from the Cultural Society's Offices in the Bridge Hotel. Although unmarked, they give a good insight into holidays and travel in the 20th Century - we think that the photographer was also a keep motorcyclist. If you know who may have taken the pictures, or anyone in them, please get in touch below! The bandstand pictured is in Exhibtion Park (Feb. 2014).

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Showing off the motorcycle to the camera!

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Contrasts in architecture

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Wooded landscapes

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In the past, you couldn't get as close to a lion as you can these days in a zoo!

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A port, perhaps in Northern Europe due to the sloping of the houses on the hillside down to the bay.

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A group of children aboard a float, constructed from canvas, straw and twine.

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Passenger seats on motorcycles were very trendy.

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Festival queen or winner of a beauty pageant?

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An Easter mumming play, possibly performed in Ireland.

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Strumming in the bandstand.

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