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Crofter c.1915

1915
Crofter c.1915
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Neil MacKenzie.

Neil MacKenzie lived on his own in a home he had built for himself. He didn’t work for anyone – he subsisted on fishing and gathering whelks.

Donor number: 0044-012

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Location:
Mull, Bunessan
Categories:
Daily Life
Tags:
1910s 1915 beard belt bonnet boots building Bunessan cap croft crofter details Edwardian fashion fish fishing house mull shirt solitude standing THELMA trousers waistcoat wartime whelk
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