Newlyn, Old Fisherwoman, Fanny Mathews 1906
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The fisher women of Newlyn clustered at the fish-stalls with their 'cowels', baskets carried on their backs, which were supported by a band passed round their foreheads. This old woman, dressed specially for the photographer, laboured hard to sell her fish, hauling a heavy weight on her shoulders for many hours.
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