Villagers of 1900s seem wary

Thursday 5th April 2007, 9:58AM BST.

kerry.jpgFor some reason the villagers of Kerry, near Newtown, seem rather wary of the camera in this picture.

They certainly seem inclined to keep their distance from the cameraman.

This is an undated postcard, but looks to be from the first decade of the 20th century – we’ll take a guess at around 1909.

Picture: Ray Farlow.


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    Andy

    Even today, you will see villagers point and gaze in wonder at passing aircraft or ‘magic birds’ as they known locally…

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