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Herring girls, Scarborough, Yorkshire
The women in this photograph are probably knitting ‘Ganseys’ or ‘Guernseys’, a traditional type of woollen jumper worn by fishermen. The photograph was probably taken in Scarborough’s harbour which is located next to the popular tourist beach in the town’s South Bay.
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Object Details
| ID: | P24661 |
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| Collection: | Historic Photographs |
| Type: | Photographic negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Fox, Samuel Coupe |
| Date made: | circa 1910 |
| Exhibition: | Beside the Seaside |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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