Saturday, January 16, 2021

Two Girls With A Parasol

 


Our Sepia Saturday prompt this week features an umbrella repair man from Sydney Australia. So what better way of celebrating umbrellas which start with a u from Sydney than by featuring parasols which start with a p from Cleethorpes!

My calendar today features a photograph from over ninety years ago of two girls posing in a seaside studio with a parasol. The photograph was taken in Cleethorpes on the stormy east coast of Britain, where parasols tended to be confined to the photographers' studio. The date of the photograph I estimate as 1929 or there about. The young girl on the right of the picture, as we look at it, is my mother, Gladys. I remember her telling me about the photograph when, as a child, I would leaf through the photograph albums. Was the other girl called Florrie? - I forget. They were two young girls on a day trip to the seaside from their jobs in the woollen mills of Bradford. It was a lifetime ago - and, as I face the prospect of trudging through the snow today, it feels increasingly like two lifetimes ago. But after my trip out to walk the dog, I can come back into my slightly warmer office and look at that smile I remember so well.

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5 comments:

  1. At least your mum was smiling. Her friend just stared at the camera! Well matched to the meme photo!

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  2. Anonymous4:46 PM

    Their clothing and hair styles are nearly identical and they could almost pass as sisters. It must have been an enjoyable day away from work.

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  3. My mother had the most beautiful smile and every time I see a photo of her smiling, I just have to smile back! Lovely post. :)

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  4. A charming photo with a charming story.

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  5. I love everything about this photo. I wonder if the parasol was made of paper. It reminds me of the umbrellas that go in a cocktail (only bigger of course).

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