Record

RefNoKWH/9G/13/17
AltRefNoWH9/149B
TitleColne May Day celebrations
DescriptionThe Hunts Post of the 4 May 1933 carried a similar photograph to this, captioned "The village of Colne maintains its reputation of holding a May Day Carnival. Leading his white horse is Mr A Fitch (school manager) who takes special interest in this annual event on behalf of the children's summer outing fund."
A procession with the May Queen on a decorated, horse-drawn cart outside a cottage. The driver is leading the horse and ringing a hand bell, and numerous villagers and children (not all in costume) are standing beside the cart.
Date1933
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CreatorNameThe Whitney Collection
RepositoryHuntingdonshire Archives
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