Periiod OHC Photo

[Ian.Taylor]

Nice period Photo of a Few Ariel OHC's..Loved mine

[john.whiting]

I give up.Where is it.To me the riders look Italian,possibly Blackshirts.Initially,I thought i could see Benito in the background,but then i put my glasses on.

[adrie.degraaff]

They are all brand new so the year is 1931, the flag is a tricolor, a lot of bicycles and they have Dutch faces.
What are they celebrating in 1931? Queensday? that would make it August 31.

[Vincent.vanGinneke]

Looks to be a procession, in the background a few man hold/carry something that reminds me of statue of Maria or it's perhaps a local Saint.
or maybe a Queen ? Maybe someone reconizes the green stuff carried on the front of the bikes.
If known it could be possible to search for a festival around that particular shrubbery .
Nice picture ! thanks for posting

[adrie.degraaff]

Strings of oranges?

[PaulMeredith]

Hi the bikes appear to have clean bars and 32 tanks so must post Oct 31 ?

Paul M

[adrie.degraaff]

Hi the bikes appear to have clean bars and 32 tanks so must post Oct 31 ?

You're right so 31 August 1932.
They used to make strings of oranges to match the name of the Queen and that's what seems to be in the background..

[john.whiting]

The younger man in centre front has a badge of some sort on his beret? Someone with the technology might be able to make it out.John

[jerry.mortimore]

The forage caps seem to be more like Yugoslavian uniforms of the 30's. Their flag at that time was also a tricolour.http://l7.alamy.com/zooms/4cb580745e254 ... cpmtbp.jpg

[Ian.Taylor]

I asked the fellow who supplied the photo if he knew anything about it. Nothing, the photo was a post card, no writing.