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Overview
This shows Maud Herd standing under rose arch holding a rose. It was taken in the garden of her parents home at Gray's Road., Hastings.
This portrait was the second of 18 photographs taken by Leslie Adkin, Maud's fiance, during his six-day holiday with the Herd family 24-29 December 1914. It was taken before Maud and Leslie set off to spend the day at Napier.
Who is Fido?
Fido was one of the nicknames the couple used for Leslie while they were courting.