History and photos of his characters

A curious story of the photo itself, but even more curious about the life history of its heroes (under the cut) ...





Pictures taken by photographer Jimmy Sime two o'clock in the afternoon of Friday, July 9, 1937, an enormous number of journalistic and scientific articles and book chapters.
Dispozitspiya. From left to right: PeterWagner (14y.o) and Thomas «Tim» Dyson (15y.o.). They learn in the prestigious Harrow School. A bit further - George Salmon, JackCatlin, George Young (all 13y.o.) - local elementary students shkoly.Mesto steps: the area in front of the main memorial Grace Gates cricket stadium in England Lord's Cricket Ground. It was the first day of the famous confrontation: the traditional match Eton vs Harrow. This tradition for many years: the first match took place a few months before the Battle of Trafalgar. These matches going the whole color of the British aristocracy: students competed, but because in college I studied their fathers, grandfathers and great-grandfathers. This was an important social event of the season. Accordingly, packing participants had to meet ... The game started at 11 o'clock (Clearly that in this day no one studied) The first round came to an end and the boys waited for his father Peter, who was supposed to pick them up and take the weekend to his estate in Surrey .Troyka local boys were at the famous gates also not accidental. In school that day they did not go for a good reason: there were a dentist. It was a matter of a short time, but then scoring on his studies, the boys decided to earn extra money by helping the aristocrats in moving baskets, suitcases and pillows (anatomical seats had not yet been in vogue) .Vot how it all came together at one point. Photographer remains only slightly orchestrate the situation and the picture was gotov.Na next day, July 10, the boys woke up famous: News Chronicle newspaper left three columns on the main page Put this picture. The headline was very large, but it seems to be neutral: «Outside Lord's, where the Eton-Harrow match opened yesterday". (»Lord & quot; - colloquial naming cricket stadium). But the implication was clear: "Look, what a gulf lies between our fellow citizens from childhood!" What was with the boys on?
Troika commoners: George Salmonzhil with his eight brothers and sisters, parents and grandparents in an apartment with four bedrooms. His father was a foreman at the plant. School "finished" in a year, at fourteen. During the war he served in the Navy destroyer. After the war he worked in the Metal Industries, including its branches throughout Europe. Lived in the same place where he was captured picture only apartment was already own and a lot more spacious. With carpet and stylish mebelyu.Jack Catlin. He had a sister and three half-brothers. Father served in the mail. He also spent the war in the Navy. After he entered the civil service, where, eventually rising to the management unit in the Department of Health and Welfare. Two children. Widowed, remarried. In the 70 years could still spread flounce in badminton.George Youngbyl elders in the family of six children. Lived in an apartment with two bedrooms. Father was putting asphalt on the roads of London. War held on the frigate. After the war started your business window cleaning and handed him four sons. "We were always cheerful and happy! - He says. - Including when I was a kid. To have a rich life, it is not necessary to be rich!
"A couple of aristocrats: Peter Wagnerv 1940 he graduated from Harrow School and enrolled in Cambridge. In 1943 he was called to an officer in the Royal Corps ofSignals. In the fighting at the front and did not participate in 1945 and was discharged due to illness. After the war he zhenilsya.U He had three daughters. But kontsu70's disease progressed. Peter had to arrange a closed institution for the mentally ill. He died in 1980 sixty godu.Thomas Dysonprozhil after these events a little more than a year. In the summer of 1938, he went to visit his parents: his father served in India. On the way, already in India, Timzabolel: the end of the monsoon season-not the best time to travel to the European places. In late August, a sixteen year old Thomas Dyson died.

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