Although this photograph is obviously posed, being taken in Marble Arch, Aire Street,
it reveals the working mans love of gambling which was a feature of Knottla Feast in the late nineteenth century.
Third from the left is 'Happy Joe' Bagley, a well known Knottingley character who was at the centre of town life during the 1930s,
particularly events such as the carnival.
Photograph taken from Terry Spencer's
Fairs, Festivals and Frolics, Knottingley circa 1840-2003 Volume 1