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Blyth, The Fisher Girls (c. 1920)

 

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Blyth, The Fisher Girls - Click for bigger imagePostcard called "The Blyth Fisher Girls", c.1920. These women were employed to gut, wash and clean herring before packing them into barrels for shipment. The women were paid according to the amount of fish they could pack during the day.

 

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