Couple Walking in 1935 - a photo on Flickriver

Couple Walking in 1935

            The Postcard

A postally unused postcard bearing an image of a couple walking along a seaside promenade.  

There are no clues as to the location, although someone has written "July 1935" in pencil on the back of the card.

Walking Pictures

The couple would have been approached by a speculative photographer and asked if they would like to have their photograph taken. This genre of photography is known as a 'Walking Picture' or 'Walking Photograph'.

Commercial street photographers in seaside or tourist towns would snap away at holiday makers offering them the chance to call later at the studio to pick up a print of their photograph. 

Such photographs were generally taken while an individual or group was literally walking along, although they were sometimes engaged in other activities, e.g. sitting on a bench or on the beach, bathing in the sea, or even riding a donkey.

These walking pictures were also offered to the customer as postcards for them to send back home to friends and relatives.

Taken on: September 6, 2011

Tags:

postcard

old

nostalgia

nostalgic

couple

walking

1935

seaside

promenade

speculative

photographer

sold

pencil

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Sets appears in: • Vintage Studio and Other Photographic Portraits • Walking Pictures

Camera: HP psc1400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	HP psc1400
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Paint Shop Pro
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