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Walter Wilsons Carnival Float, (J Carruthers - Groom) - Horden (hord0017)

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Photograph of a horse, standing in front of a shop belonging to Walter Willson, wearing a fancy pomade and harnessed to a cart with the words Walter Willson Ltd. Shops All Over The North; the shop is decorated with streamers and advertisements for bacon, eggs and bramble jelly; three people can be seen in front of the shop, and a child in a pushchair can be seen on the pavement, across which a cat can be seen walking; a man identified as J. Carruthers, Groom is standing at the horse's head; the cart has been described as Carnival Float

Walter Wilsons Carnival Float, (J Carruthers - Groom) - Horden

Photograph of a horse, standing in front of a shop belonging to Walter Willson, wearing a fancy pomade and harnessed to a cart with the words Walter Willson Ltd. Shops All Over The North; the shop is decorated with streamers and advertisements for bacon, eggs and bramble jelly; three people can be seen in front of the shop, and a child in a pushchair can be seen on the pavement, across which a cat can be seen walking; a man identified as J. Carruthers, Groom is standing at the horse's head; the cart has been described as Carnival Float

Date: 1930 - 1939


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