I have an almost perfect match for this week's Sepia Saturday theme image. The problem is, that it is not very old, in fact I can distinctly remember taking the photograph. But then I got to thinking: it was taken in 1972 which was 49 years ago. That's a long time ago. It is getting on for as old as the original Sepia Saturday theme image which was taken in 1914. That makes my photograph almost sepia. That makes me almost sepia. If life is a race, the starting line was some distance back!
My photograph was taken at Sandown Park Racecourse in Esher, around about the summer of 1972. It was the first time I had ever been to a race meeting and I was anxious to capture some of the movement and excitement of a day at the races.
I remember the picnic we had and the friends who were with us - and the oversized tin of Tartan Bitter. Other Sepia Saturday posts can be found by going to the Sepia Saturday Blog and following the links.
Great photos. You were lucky to capture that first one when you did. I'll have to look up Tintin Bitter.
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