Pictures Dated 15th October 2007

Hitchin, Herts 1940S

The corner of Bridge Street, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, where the speed limit for 'W.D.' (War Department) vehicles is 15 m.p.h. The Half Moon pub, sells 'Noted Luton Ales', too.

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Threshing 1930S

Harvest time, Essex. The ripe barley is being fed into the thresher, the straw forced out is then compressed into bales, wired up and then carried up to the stack to be stored.

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Edna May/Hat & Feather

Edna May in a bonnet style hat tied with a large bow under the chin & worn tilted upwards to reveal the underside of the brim. White ostrich plumes complete the effect.

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