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Tram conductresses in Leith during the First World War
Unknown, 1916, Photograph, Reproduction
Tram conductresses in Leith during the First World War
Tram conductresses in Leith during the First World War
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38289
Title
Tram conductresses in Leith during the First World War
Artist / maker
Unknown
Date
1916
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13.7 x 23.4 cm
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Reproduction
Leith Corporation Tramways employed women as conductresses during the First World War, to replace men who had joined the armed services. They were paid less than the men, who were able to return to their old jobs after the war. Some women were also employed as drivers (known as motoresses). The woman at the centre of this photograph, wearing a different style of hat to the others, may have been a driver.
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Leith Miscellany Vol XII
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