Daily Herald Photograph: Romany Gypsy community at Epsom

PART OF:
The photographic library of the 'Daily Herald' newspaper
Made:
1939-05-18 in Crawley
photographer:
Reg Sayers
maker:
Daily Herald
Daily Herald Photograph: Romany Gypsy community at Epsom Daily Herald Photograph: Romany Gypsy community at Epsom

Daily Herald Photograph: Romany Gypsy community at Epsom
Science Museum Group
© Mirrorpix/SMG Images

Daily Herald Photograph: Romany Gypsy community at Epsom
Science Museum Group
© Mirrorpix/SMG Images

One photograph showing a large group of people from the Romany Gypsy community. Caption on the back reads: ‘Gypsies kept off Epsom Downs...Two gypsy families the Clans of Barneys and Smiths around their camp fire being kept a mile off the race-course by the police. They are not too happy of this year’s prospects.’ [sic]

Details

Category:
Photographs
Collection:
Daily Herald Archive
Object Number:
1983-5236/63928
Materials:
paper
type:
photographic print