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Mrs Susan Edwards posing as a Newhaven Fishwife
Victoria Primary School, 2011, Digital image
Mrs Susan Edwards posing as a Newhaven Fishwife
Mrs Susan Edwards posing as a Newhaven Fishwife
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24074
Title
Mrs Susan Edwards posing as a Newhaven Fishwife
Description
A woman is standing on large stone slabs at the edge of Newhaven's harbour in Edinburgh. She wears the colourful costume of a Newhaven fishwife, including skirts of yellow and white and red and white striped material. She has a floral blouse and a headscarf. She carries a large basket on her back.
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Victoria Primary School
Date
2011
Type
Digital image
Victoria Primary School in Newhaven undertook a photography project to reinterpret archival photographs from Edinburgh City Libraries, Museums and Galleries' heritage collections.
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Newhaven: That was then, this is now
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