Description:Photograph by Ruth Handley.
Labels on reverse: ‘Derby Photographic Society. Accepted & Hung [at their] Annual Exhibition, 1948’ & ‘Exhibited at the London Salon of Photography, 1949’ & 'Sutton Coldfield Photographic Society. Accepted and Hung [at the] Tenth Annual Exhibition, 1949' & 'Midland Salon of Photography. Accepted for exhibition. The Art Gallery, Hanley, 1950' & 'Tamworth Photographic Society. Accepted & Hung [at the] Exhibition of Midland Photography, Midland Federation Class, 1952' & 'Birkenhead Photographic Association. This entry was accepted and exhibited [at the] Annual Exhibition, 1953' & ‘Birmingham Photographic Society. Accepted & Hung in the open class [at the] 53rd Annual Exhibition’.
Ruth Handley(1899-1957)was renowned as a specialist in portrait photography. Mostly known for her photographs of actors and actresses who visited her Handsworth studio.
This photograph is from the Midland Counties Photographic Federation archive, held at Birmingham City Archives [Ref: MS2207]