David Edginton as the fool, Oxfordshire, Whit Monday, 5 June 1911. Artist: Cecil Sharp

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David Edginton as the fool, Oxfordshire, Whit Monday, 5 June 1911. Edginton holds up a bladder during a performance of the Bampton Morris Dancers. Photograph taken during Cecil Sharp's folk music collecting expeditions. British musician Sharp (1859-1924) collected folk songs from older people in rural areas of England in the early years of the 20th century.

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Size: 3513px × 4977px
Location: World,Europe,United Kingdom,England,Oxfordshire,Bampton
Photo credit: © EFDSS/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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