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Black and white photograph of many people (men, women and children) standing and playing on the frozen river Wharfe a Otley. The stone Otley bridge is in the background, alongside houses on the far bank Add to board
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Frozen River Wharfe at Otley, 1920s

People standing, playing and skating on the frozen River Wharfe, taken roughly from Manor Parade Gardens (we think!) in the 1920s. You can see the Otley stone bridge.

What are people wearing and doing? How deep is the snow? If the river froze, what would you do? Can you see where the riverbank would be usually? How many people are there? There are lads in shorts… brrrr….!

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