a staff dance, 5th December 1922

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This is the staff of R & J Templeton of Bearsden, Glasgow.

Let's hope things warmed up a bit later on . . .

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Bollops says:

"You're all fired. Right, let the party begin!"
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Bollops says:

The ceiling arches are pretty amazing, aren't they? Really flat. Wonder if they're structural or just for show? They appear to sag in the middle.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Ha ha! That would explain the sparkling atmosphere.

No idea about the arched ceiling, but maybe that sag is due to lens distortion? If you look at the people at either edge they're a bit wide and slightly wonky.

Of course, they might just be wide, wonky people.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Scoobymoo says:

Great find.

They all look a little lost - perhaps if there were more of them it would seem a little more upbeat. I note the large number '3' on the piano of the 'Anchor Orchestra' so presumably this is just before (or after) the third dance.

The clothes are also fascinating. Images of clothes from the 20s are usually photographed and illustrated on waiflike ingenues or sophisticates. You can see here how the straight lines looked on normal women who, when dressed, resemble large burlap sacks tied round the middle. Okay, satin and organza sacks, but sacks nonetheless. Not very flattering. Of course this is early 20s style which (in my opinion) became more flattering as the decade progressed.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Trevira says:

Funny you should mention that, Scoobymoo.

I had a museum appointment in Walsall last week and was helped by a lovely woman called Sheila. She was pretty funny about 'ordinary' women in the 20s who, like you say, did not live up to our received image of a willowy figure. She called them (affectionately) 'suet puddings'! - lumpy young girls trying to look elegant in the most unforgiving dresses.

I'll agree, things got better later.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

dr_loplop says:

Ooh, it's just like the scary photograph they zoom into at the end of Stanley Kubrick's 'The Shining'.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Scoobymoo says:

I agree with Walsall Sheila. The dresses always look too large and despite viewing this photo in its original size it's hard to find a woman in the picture who suits the style. Even the most attractive women look lumpen.

Mind you, the graphic design of the period is lovely even if reality can't live up to it.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Trevira says:

Late news: I've found out that R & J Templeton were a local chain of grocery stores. There's a fantastic photograph of one of their shops on the Glasgow Story website.

And thanks dr_loplop - the atmosphere is rather sinister!
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

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