Original WW1 era postcard of pretty teenage girl, wearing a skirt with decorated blouse, and bow in her long hair, with decorated straw hat on the table. From the studio of Barcroft & Crabtree, with studios in Burnley and Nelson, Lancashire, England, circa 1914.
From the studio of Barcroft & Crabtree, Located at Burnley and Nelson in Lancashire. Both Thomas Barcroft () and David Crabtree () are listed as photographers in the 1891 census, living on Colne Road (Crabtree at no. 326, Barcroft at no. 334). The earliest mention of "Barcroft & Crabtree" so far is 1894 (334 Colne Road, Burnley).Barcroft & Crabtree were dissolved in May 1915. The large hair-bow is the hallmark of the WW1 era teenage girl. Modest hair bows appear both before and after the war but a bow of generous proportions indicates the First World War. Unseen in most photographs the bow is tied around either long loose hair or a single plait. Source: This information helps date the photograph to circa 1914, 1915.
Size: 4629px × 6958px
Location: Lancashire, England, UK
Photo credit: © ThislifeThen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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