A day by the river
It wasn’t unusual for companies to make the most of their photographic stock by reversing the image, thus gaining a second image, cleaver move.
I have to confess that years ago I took some pictures for a friend and had a problem with developing the film resulting in several of the negatives being “fogged”,
I reversed the negatives and cropped them differently to make up the shortfall rather that “confess” 😮
Family wedding group
I originally bought this card from an auction site but it remains captive in the “lost letter” section of the Royal Mail sadly leaving only a copy 
Who is the Prettiest Actress? – The Bystander – Wednesday 15th August 1906
It has to be Maude Fealy every time
Thicket Walk, Saint Ives
Fenlandphil’s Blog reminded me of my home town of Saint Ives, happy memories.
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My wife, bless her tells me that I am rapidly becoming, or perhaps that should read have become a “Grumpy old fart”, so what better forum to spread my doom, gloom and paranoia than WordPress. I also have a love of old pictures, postcards and Edwardian Actresses, in particular Miss Gabrielle Ray which I hope to share at regular intervals. As my collection has grown I have set up another blog which contains only pictures of Miss Ray. Gabrielle Ray Thank you for viewing and comments are welcome.
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