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From: "Colleen" <>
Subject: Re: Wivenhoe High Street - photograph
Date: Tue, 23 May 2006 22:26:30 +0100
References: <020301c67e5f$2d5a66d0$c96b9fd4@DELIA>


No sign of Louis in my book of Essex photographers, or in quite a few Essex
directories I have - or the 1901 census as far as I can see.

However, I have had one bit of luck with him. Had a look at my postcard
collection and I've two postcards by L Slaughter of Dainties, High Street,
Wivenhoe. One was posted in 1925. Both cards appear to me to date from
around 1910 to 1920s. Would that fit with the possible date range for the
Slaughter card you have?

Best wishes,

Colleen

----- Original Message -----
From: "Delia Gleave" <d@deliagleave.f9.co.uk>

> Some of the children on this "official" postcard by Louis SLAUGHTER of
> High Street, Wivenhoe, look suspiciously like the offspring of Edward and
> Edith [TOSBELL] JONES of "Bryngwyn".
>
> Probable date is - er - the schoolgirls [possible ages 10-13] are wearing
> thick black stockings and boots and have knee-length skirts. the tallest
> is wearing a pale panama-style school [?] hat.
>
> No motor vehicles but a distant cyclist, just too distant to examine his
> steed, heads towards us.
>
> Can Colleen help us with Louis SLAUGHTER's professional time-span,
> perhaps?
>
> Delia
>
>
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