File:Fred C Palmer 008.jpg
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Hand-tinted postcard photo of the church of St Mary the Virgin at Minster, Thanet, Kent, England. The colouring has been done with great care, and the original photo was probably on a glass negative. The colouring work on the trees must have taken a long time, and all the work is very precise. If you look at the postcard from a distance it seems that light is radiating into the sky from the church. Not postmarked. The photographer was Fred C. Palmer of Tower Studio, Herne Bay, Kent 1903-1922, and of 6 Cromwell Street, Swindon ca.1923-1935. His mother was a photographic artist, and the colouring skill may have been passed down the family to Palmer's wife or children. He is believed to have died 1936-1939. Dating the postcard: BorderThe 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, even though in this case there is no white frame. The edge of the postcard defines the composition. Thank you for taking the time to read this. |
| Date | between 1903 and 1904 |
| Source | Scan of original postcard in my possession |
| Author | Fred C. Palmer (died 1936-1939) |
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out of copyright |
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| current | 17:23, 16 April 2010 | | 3,329 × 2,106 (9.11 MB) | Storye book | {{Information |Description= Hand-tinted postcard photo of the church of St Mary the Virgin at Minster, Thanet, Kent, England. Not postmarked. The photographer was Fred C. Palmer of Tower Studio, Herne Bay, Kent ca.1905-1916, and of 6 Cromwell Stre |
