A gala, where is it ?

[Gadget]

This doesn't help the location but it may help in dating!

I think the girl with the brush, bucket, etc is Mrs Mopp.

Wiki gives info about the character in ITMA (It's That Man Again) 1939-49 radio show.  Her catch phrases were 'Ta Ta For Now' (TTFN) and 'Can I Do You Now, Sir'.  I think I can see parts of these phrases on the two pieces of card with, possibly, Mrs Mopp and ITMA as the last 2 lines of the front one.

See - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_That_Man_Again

I Googled Mrs Mop(p) and I've learnt all this in the last few minutes.

 


Gadget

[Gragareth]

Many thanks to all who helped with my query. For ease I said prints, but actually negatives of the old box camera size. Scanned these at large resolution and then in Photoshop software. So even with that resolution isn't good.  However can say to "Gadget" you're correct. Only now looked closely and cards do say Mrs.Mop, and "Can I do you now sir", catch phrase in the radio show "Itma". So this surely dates the photos to 1953 ?  I think are more likely somewhere in Yorkshire.          Gragareth 30.8.14

[Gragareth]

On second thoughts more likely 1945. Or may be not war end or coronation !    Gragareth.

[Gadget]

There aren't very men around so it could be ww2 years or just after. I've enlarged on screen (PS is playing up on my laptop!) and done a snip of the group at back right. Clothing maybe enough to get a date 


Gadget

[fifer1947]

Both pics are from the same event.  The little girl to the extreme right 2nd pic appears in the first in front of the flag.

[Ruskie]

... older ladies in the top photo....

Ladies are in the mid ground on the left - one appears to be holding a white cloth. I think I see feet of a child as well. Does anyone see any clues in those clothes?

[Lack of men may be due to war, maybe men are at work, or maybe men prefer not to attend kiddies fancy dress events.  ]

[thetowers]

The flag seems to be upside down in both photos.

[Henry7]

I don't think the date would be as late as 1953; Tommy Handley died in January 1949 and his very popular ITMA show ended.  So if the photo was taken after that date "Mrs Mopp" would probably be unfamiliar to many of the children here.

[Sloe Gin]

I don't think the date would be as late as 1953; Tommy Handley died in January 1949 and his very popular ITMA show ended.  So if the photo was taken after that date "Mrs Mopp" would probably be unfamiliar to many of the children here.

That might be the case, but the children might not have had much input into the choice of character.  "Mrs Mopp" was probably Mum's choice, as it would have been an easy costume to put together at no expense.