Boys playing in snow in Worcester Road, Chipping Norton
Category
Photographs
Date
1916
Materials
Card
Measurements
88 x 176 mm
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1522190
Summary
A monochrome gelatine silver print stereograph of children playing in snow at Worcester Road, near Salford. The 2 images are straight edged with no space between them. They are mounted on card which is maroon on recto and dark grey-brown on verso. It has rounded corners. The image depicts a large snowfall in a rural lane with 4 boys playing in the snow, one standing and the other knelt or sitting. The snow is deep and the only other features are small trees in the distance. Markings: Verso: Handwritten in pencil: "Snow 1916" and "Chipping Norton Worcester Rd".
Provenance
Donated on 5 September 2012 to the Fox Talbot Museum by Mrs Sylvia Warwick.