Keep Still

This photograph comes from the collection put together by my fathers’ cousin, Ivy Burnett. She was born in 1906 so she may have been part of this gathering which looks as though it dates from the early 1920s. The faces are fascinating: the studied expressions were a necessity of slow shutter speeds. In every crowd, however, there is always someone who can’t keep still – yes, I’m talking to you back there on the second row from the back near the middle!