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Postcard of local cricket team, 1938

Postcard of local cricket team, 1938
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Members of a local cricket team, possibly Purton. The little girl in the front row looks like she is with her father. Perhaps she was a club mascot. Jim Garret of 18 Washpool, Shaw, is seen standing on the far right.

The postcard is stamped June 1938.

Year:
1938
Type:
Photograph
Location:
Private Collection
Copyright:
Friends of Lydiard Park
Credit:
T. Cooper-Tydeman
Last updated on:
Monday 8th August 2022

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