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| Keywords: Fred C Palmer Swindon Greek dancing portrait 036.jpg Postcard photo of schoolgirls dressed for Greek dancing in or near Swindon Wiltshire England The photographer was Fred C Palmer of Tower Studio Herne Bay Kent ca 1905-1916 and of 6 Cromwell Street Swindon ca 1920-1936 He is believed to have died 1936-1939 ;Points of interest From the 1920s to around the 1960s numerous girls' schools in the UK taught Greek Dancing in the manner of Isadora Duncan The girls had to wear cotton fabric costumes cut from a pattern designed by Duncan in a selection of pastel colours as worn by her dancers The dance movements imitated some of the female poses exactly as seen on ancient Greek vases This included walking sideways with body facing forward as depicted on the ancient urns This dancing-style was favoured by schools which hoped to improve deportment and posture of pupils The countryside themes of Greek Dancing may be reflected here by the costume of the seated girl at the front Greek Dancing in the tradition of Isadora Duncan was usually performed in bare feet although these girls may be wearing shoes Editing The remaining border of the first upload of this image is important for researchers of this photographer Some photographers trimmed their images more than others and Palmer has a reputation for producing smaller postcards than other early 20th century UK photographers He took his own photos developed them in-house onto postcard-backed photographic paper and trimmed them himself It is worth adding that during hand-developing the border is actively masked with equipment which both crops the picture and causes the white frame or border to appear on the paper This frame is part of the design and is one of the reasons why the quality of Palmer's work is so interesting and why there is an article and category for him on English Wiki Researchers need to see exactly where the edge of the postcard is Thank you for taking the time to read this Photograph of original postcard s 1920 or 1930s Fred C Palmer died 1936-1939 out of copyright PD-art-70 Fred C Palmer of Swindon Isadora Duncan Postcards of dancers | ||||
