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Granny in fishwife's costume
1929
The interesting thing about this photo is that my Granny (Helen Lyle nee Mitchell) was not a "bow-tow" - someone who was born in Newhaven. There was a lot of objection to the marriage because of this. It looks like they might have dressed her up...
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The interesting thing about this photo is that my Granny (Helen Lyle nee Mitchell) was not a "bow-tow" - someone who was born in Newhaven. There was a lot of objection to the marriage because of this. It looks like they might have dressed her up for this photo to pretend she was a native Newhavener!
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Newhaven, Newhaven
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