Water Polo team 1912 ?

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  1. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    I was given this photo on Saturday, it was found in an attic of a farmhouse in Effingham, Surrey.
    The boy at the front is holding a ball marked VPSC 1912, no other names or ID on it.
    Do you think its a Water Polo team ?

    Probably 80% of the people shown were wiped out 2 - 6 years later in WWI.

    I mentioned to the old lady that gave it me, that if it were a similar group of young men pictured today almost half would be bald due to steroid use and be covered in tattoos.

    I bet the old guy in the middle was younger than I am today.:D

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  2. Mansons2005

    Mansons2005 Nasty by Nature, Curmudgeon by Choice

    To me it looks like a lot of players for a Water Polo team - I would think that VPSC is short for V(place) P(place) Swim Club................and yes, they would all be bald, bearded, tatted and wearing flip flops as opposed to being bare footed.............


    BTW at first I thought they were an athletic club - wearing singlets - but the fact that they ARE bare foot makes me think that they are in swim wear...........I had a similar get-up when I was a mite...........
     
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  3. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    That's way too many for a single water polo team, isn't it?

    My thoughts were the same as Mansons' - a Swimming Club from VP.
     
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  4. Pat P

    Pat P Well-Known Member

    A quick Google search for "vpsc 1912 great britain" brought up references to swim clubs, but I didn't pursue them to see the details.
     
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  5. daveydempsey

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    Actually although it was found in England it is not necessarily from England
    I found VPSC Vancouver Pacific Swim Club[​IMG] in Canada.
     
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  6. Mansons2005

    Mansons2005 Nasty by Nature, Curmudgeon by Choice

    Addendum - I not only had a similar getup when I was a tot, I had a complete set of UNDERCLOTHES to wear beneath it.................its a wonder I learned to swim at all, as opposed to sinking like a washcloth in the bath...........
     
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  7. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    :hilarious::drowning:
     
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  8. Pat P

    Pat P Well-Known Member

    Davey, yeah, I saw the Canadian club link. At least you have a possibility there.

    Mansons, oh my...
     
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  9. KingofThings

    KingofThings 'Illiteracy is a terrible thing to waist' - MHH

    Ha! :woot::woot::woot::woot::woot::woot:
    The more I read you the more I wonder if you have any dinosaur battle scars. ;)
     
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  10. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    More like the dinosaurs had Mansons scars (LOL).
     
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  11. KingofThings

    KingofThings 'Illiteracy is a terrible thing to waist' - MHH

    ooooooooooooooooooooooooo.... :woot:
     
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  12. Mansons2005

    Mansons2005 Nasty by Nature, Curmudgeon by Choice


    The only dinosaur I have ever seen is my self! And when asked my age these days, I paraphrase Jerry Herman ("Auntie Mame") - Somewhere in between forty and death..........................;)
     
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  13. KingofThings

    KingofThings 'Illiteracy is a terrible thing to waist' - MHH

    :woot::woot::woot:
     
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  14. Mansons2005

    Mansons2005 Nasty by Nature, Curmudgeon by Choice

    Yeah, I HAVE been known to take a few swipes at some slimy reptiles in my time......................:smuggrin:
     
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  15. Figtree3

    Figtree3 What would you do if you weren't afraid?

    I love your witticisms. Keep them coming! :)
     
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