Alan, son of Major & Mrs Ralph Raffles

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Description: Charming original and large print, mounted on board, of a young lad, Alan, son of Major & Mrs Ralph Raffles, holding a Yashica 635 TLR camera. Would look great framed in any mid-century house!

In black and white on pearl photo paper, this is an excellent quality print in great condition.

So great I used it for the 2Beans shop logo!

Date: 1960s

Type: Silver Gelatin Print

Size: 38cm x 30cm, mounted on board.

Photographer: Les Pattison, Manchester.

Provenance: Found Photo, Bought at Lancaster auction Mart. Text on the reverse reads "Alan, son of Major & Mrs Ralph Raffles", with the repeated stamp of "Les Pattison, Manchester". Ralph Raffles was a flamboyant Manchester fundraiser, and a British bobsledder who competed in the four-man event at the 1956 Winter Olympics (source: Wikipedia).

SKU: 010