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Identity card for Joan Macklin.
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Hastings and St.Leonards in the Front Line.
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The front of the image three men in suits are kneeling, behind them four men and ten women are stood in formal wear. In the background there are trees and a house.

Bride and Groom posing, to the right of the groom a younger man stands in uniform. To the left side of the bride, a women is posing in a long formal dress holding flowers and an elderly man is stood in a suit.

A man in uniform is stood linking arms with women in a dress and veil. The women is holding a bouquet of flowers. Behind them is an older women and child in a dress.

A women in a dress and coat is sat on a stone wall, she has her arms around a light hair child. The child is wearing short and jumper, their hair is cut short. In the background another figure can be seen.

A women is posing; wearing a patterned jumper and cross necklace. Her hair is curled and she is smiling.

Most of the photo Is taken up by some church ruins, to the left a women in a long coat and hat is sat down on the grass. In the centre a figure is stood looking at the ruins, tress can be seen in the background.

A row of buildings line the back of a riverbank, some boats are parked up to the edge.

A group of women wearing long coats are stood in front of rockface. There attention is drawn to an animal to the right of the photo. Surrounding them are some shrubs.

A group of women in long dark coats and hats are stood in front of Fountains Abbey, broken stone is on the ground. There is some trees at the behind the building.

Two young women are in uniform sat with their legs in wooden stocks. Behind them there is a layered stone feature and a house, to the left there is a parked vehicle.

A women is sat in chair on a patch of grass, behind her there is a building with women windows and chimney on the roof.

In the centre of the photo a group of women are posing at the bottom of a rockface, to the front of the photo there is some shrubbery.

Elderly man posing in a formal suit, he has is hair combed over and jacket fastened. He is stood on a grass and behind him is shrubbery.

Elderly women is posing in a patterned dress, she has glasses on, a necklace and dark coloured shoes. She is surrounded by plants and shrubs.

A bride holding a bouquet of flowers is wearing a long dress and veil is linking arms with a man in uniform. To the right of him an elderly man and women are posing in formal wear. To the left of the bride a young women is holding flowers and in…

A woman in dark dress is presenting a framed certificate to man in business suit. The certificate has ‘CORSET GUILD OF GREAT BRITAIN’ printed on it. Behind them, a counter with a cash register, various items in display cases, and a ‘SALE…

Joan’s maiden name was Fellows. She speaks of her school days up to leaving at 16 and a half when she took up an apprenticeship with a dressmaking shop in Hastings. When war was declared the dressmaking business suffered, so she went to Islington…