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Mother and her two boys in the garden
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Mother and her two boys in the garden
Mother (with fag in her mouth) and her two (rather glum-faced) boys, pose for a photograph in their neat garden. Date: 1938
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Media ID 18075832
© Grenville Collins Postcard Collection / Tom Gillmor / Mary Evans
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This poignant photograph, captured in 1938, depicts a mother and her two young boys taking a moment to pose for the camera in their well-tended garden. The mother, with a cigarette dangling from her lips, seems lost in thought as she looks off to the side, her expression a mix of weariness and melancholy. Her two sons, dressed in matching outfits, stand obediently by her side, their faces set in glum expressions. The terraced housing in the background and the neatly clipped hedges are typical of the English suburban landscape of the 1930s. Despite the apparent happiness suggested by their tidy home and smart attire, the image conveys a sense of underlying sadness and hardship. It is a poignant reminder of the challenges and complexities of family life during this era, and the ways in which even the most ordinary moments can be imbued with deeper meaning.
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