| Grace Robertson Untitled [Mothers Day Off] 1954 Gelatin silver print 35.3 x 25.2 cm National Galleries of Scotland Acc. No. PGP 192.1, © Grace Robertson LL/56791 (Curatorial caption, accessed 23 November 2014)
'Mother's Day Off' was a photostory about a group of women from Bermondsey in South London enjoying a day-trip to the coast. It was one of a series of articles in which 'Picture Post' looked at the ways in which working-class people spent their free time during the summer months. On a rare day off the women are enjoying a drink at a local bar before departing for Margate. This has clearly sparked off the curiosity of the children playing outside.
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