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Re: Another challenge for eagle-eyed RC'ers
« Reply #18 on: Saturday 12 February 11 16:08 GMT (UK) »
Billyblue is right about the hair belonging to the other man behind who I'd not noticed before. Two men together on holiday - must be Brighton.

Alice is missing something from her right hand - a handbag. My wife has great difficulty going anywhere without hers.

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Re: Another challenge for eagle-eyed RC'ers
« Reply #19 on: Saturday 12 February 11 16:54 GMT (UK) »
My first thought was Morris dancers and I haven't had a second one yet!

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Re: Another challenge for eagle-eyed RC'ers
« Reply #20 on: Saturday 12 February 11 17:17 GMT (UK) »
Morris dancing in shorts?  Also, it's hard to find pictures of Morris dancers who aren't wearing white shirts.
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Re: Another challenge for eagle-eyed RC'ers
« Reply #21 on: Saturday 12 February 11 19:09 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: BryanHoggarth on Saturday 12 February 11 16:08 GMT (UK)
Billyblue is right about the hair belonging to the other man behind who I'd not noticed before. Two men together on holiday - must be Brighton.

Alice is missing something from her right hand - a handbag. My wife has great difficulty going anywhere without hers.

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I think they must have been on holiday with another couple, Bryan.   Someone else must have taken the photo.
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Re: Another challenge for eagle-eyed RC'ers
« Reply #22 on: Saturday 12 February 11 19:29 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: Nick29 on Saturday 12 February 11 19:09 GMT (UK)


I think they must have been on holiday with another couple, Bryan.   Someone else must have taken the photo.

Right up until the 60s, there were street photographers who took snaps of holidaymakers and the following day the photos were on display in the photographers shop window.  If you wanted the photo, you just went in and bought it. 

I had another thought (!) they do look quite scoutlike and I wonder if they were members of the Woodcraft Folk.  There is an early picture of a costume (they don't call it a uniform) here;  http://heritage.woodcraft.org.uk/page.php?fhref=fh_026_11&page=001
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Re: Another challenge for eagle-eyed RC'ers
« Reply #23 on: Saturday 12 February 11 23:22 GMT (UK) »
I read somewhere on the internet that the keep-fit craze was sweeping Europe in the 1930's, and long socks with a Scottish pattern were all the rage, especially in America.  Maybe they were just keeping up with fashion ?
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Re: Another challenge for eagle-eyed RC'ers
« Reply #24 on: Saturday 12 February 11 23:34 GMT (UK) »
Could it be that they were leaders in the Boys Brigade or Girls Brigade.
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Re: Another challenge for eagle-eyed RC'ers
« Reply #25 on: Saturday 12 February 11 23:37 GMT (UK) »
I think alpine's idea of woodcraft folk is getting warmer. (I've never heard of them before - the clothes in the image look similar). I think the "no hat", "no handbag" and shorts are all unusual things about Alice.

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Could it be that they were leaders in the Boys Brigade or Girls Brigade.

... but wouldn't there be a male and female version of any uniform? ....

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Re: Another challenge for eagle-eyed RC'ers
« Reply #26 on: Saturday 12 February 11 23:37 GMT (UK) »
When did full length zips become common?

It wouldnt be the Civil Defence would it?  because they did wear  black uniforms.
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