Looe, Cornwall - River & Town 1970s John Hinde

Postcard

 

• Picture / Image:  River Looe & Town, Cornwall
• Publisher:  John Hinde Ltd. (No. 2DC254) Photo: E. Ludwig
• Postally used:  yes
• Stamp:  11½p definitive
• Postmark(s):  Camborne & Redruth 15 June 1981 slogan
• Sent to:  Cherry Orchard, Marlborough, Wilts.
• Notes & Key words: 

John Hinde was an English photographer who set up John Hinde Ltd in Dublin, Ireland in the early 1960s. He produced most of the earlier cards himself before employing other photogaphers such as E.Nägele, E. Ludwig, D. Noble and other names who spent a long time getting just the right view, usually with people in the foreground. The prints were then artistically hand processed and manipulated in Italy (long before digital production) before being published. His company was also closely associated with Butlins and they produced many of their cards. The company’s cards have become popular with collectors in recent years due to exhibitions and being featured in books, particularly by photographer and postcard collector Martin Parr. They were influential in the development of commercial photography and postcard images and now are regarded as miniature works of art and social records in themselves, particularly those of the 1960s and 1970s.

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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information:

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Looe (Cornish: Logh) is a small coastal town, fishing port and civil parish in the former Caradon district of south-east Cornwall, England, UK, with a population of 5,280 (2001 census). Looe is in fact two towns, East Looe and West Looe, connected by bridge across the River Looe. The towns are approximately 20 miles (32 km) west of the city of Plymouth and 7 miles (11 km) south of Liskeard.

The towns are situated around a small harbour and along the steep-sided valley of the River Looe which flows between East and West Looe to the sea beside a sandy beach. Off shore to the west, opposite the stonier Hannafore beach, lies the picturesque St George's Island, commonly known as Looe Island.