Album Of Women Working In The Fishing Industry 1928 - Edinburgh Collected

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Album Of Women Working In The Fishing Industry 1928

From a personal album belonging to Charlotte Eadie of her and a group of friends who worked in the fishing industry.

The sixty photographs in the album were taken mainly on the west coast of Scotland and around Fraserburgh.

Charlotte Eadie was the mother of Sophia Abrahamsen.

Scrapbook created by Living Memory Association

Group Of Work Friends With Family c.1928

Group Of Work Friends With Family c.1928

Group Of Work Friends Having A Picnic c.1928

Group Of Work Friends Having A Picnic c.1928

Two Women Bathing In The Sea c.1928

Two Women Bathing In The Sea c.1928

Young Boy In Pram c.1928

Young Boy In Pram c.1928

Woman Standing With Child In Front Of Fish Boxes c.1928

Woman Standing With Child In Front Of Fish Boxes c.1928

Group Of Friends Having A Picnic On Sand Dunes c.1928

Group Of Friends Having A Picnic On Sand Dunes c.1928

Two Young Women Sitting On A Hillside c.1928

Two Young Women Sitting On A Hillside c.1928

Two Women And Boy On Promenade By The Beach c.1928

Two Women And Boy On Promenade By The Beach c.1928

Group Of Work Friends Sitting On Rocks c.1928

Group Of Work Friends Sitting On Rocks c.1928

Fish Workers Standing Outside Huts c.1928

Fish Workers Standing Outside Huts c.1928

Two Women At The Beach c.1928

Two Women At The Beach c.1928

Two Women Having A Picnic On The Sand Dunes c.1928

Two Women Having A Picnic On The Sand Dunes c.1928

Group Of Friends On Day Out c.1928

Group Of Friends On Day Out c.1928

Three Women Bathing In The Sea c.1928

Three Women Bathing In The Sea c.1928

Group Of Work Friends Sitting On Rock Cliff c.1928

Group Of Work Friends Sitting On Rock Cliff c.1928

Man Sitting By Harbour c.1928

Man Sitting By Harbour c.1928

Man Standing On Deck Of Ship c.1928

Man Standing On Deck Of Ship c.1928

Man In Dungarees Standing In Garden c.1928

Man In Dungarees Standing In Garden c.1928

Couple Standing On Rocky Ground c.1928

Couple Standing On Rocky Ground c.1928

Woman Lying In Bed By Open Window c.1928

Woman Lying In Bed By Open Window c.1928

Group Of Workers Standing Outside Hut c.1928

Group Of Workers Standing Outside Hut c.1928

Group Of Work Friends Sitting On Wooden Beam c.1928

Group Of Work Friends Sitting On Wooden Beam c.1928

Group of Work Friends Standing By Street c.1928

Group of Work Friends Standing By Street c.1928

Woman Swimming In The Sea c.1928

Woman Swimming In The Sea c.1928

Friends On Day Out With A Picnic Hamper c.1928

Friends On Day Out With A Picnic Hamper c.1928

Group Of Work Friends Sitting On Rocks By The Sea c.1928

Group Of Work Friends Sitting On Rocks By The Sea c.1928

Two Men In Park With Bandstand Behind c.1928

Two Men In Park With Bandstand Behind c.1928

Work Friends Sitting On Bench Outside Hut c.1928

Work Friends Sitting On Bench Outside Hut c.1928

Woman And Boy Standing On Promenade By The Sea c.1928

Woman And Boy Standing On Promenade By The Sea c.1928

Group Of Work Friends Sitting On Cliff Face By The Sea c.1928

Group Of Work Friends Sitting On Cliff Face By The Sea c.1928

Nurse Sitting On Railings c.1928

Nurse Sitting On Railings c.1928

Group Of Travellers c.1928

Group Of Travellers c.1928

Two Women Sitting On Bench On Promenade c.1928

Two Women Sitting On Bench On Promenade c.1928

Group Of Men And Young Child c.1928

Group Of Men And Young Child c.1928

Group Of Work Friends By Dry Stane Wall c.1928

Group Of Work Friends By Dry Stane Wall c.1928

Young Couple Standing In Front Of Shed c.1928

Young Couple Standing In Front Of Shed c.1928

Workman Standing In Front Of Funnel c.1928

Workman Standing In Front Of Funnel c.1928

Woman And Young Girl Sitting On Chair By Doorway c.1928

Woman And Young Girl Sitting On Chair By Doorway c.1928

Man And Two Women Standing In Front Of Window c.1928

Man And Two Women Standing In Front Of Window c.1928

Two Women And Boy Sitting On Grass Verge c.1928

Two Women And Boy Sitting On Grass Verge c.1928

Man And Two Women Standing On Rocks By The Seashore c.1928

Man And Two Women Standing On Rocks By The Seashore c.1928

Group Of Work Friends Having Photograph Taken In The Street c.1928

Group Of Work Friends Having Photograph Taken In The Street c.1928

Two Women On Day Out To The Beach c.1928

Two Women On Day Out To The Beach c.1928

Three Fishwives c.1928

Three Fishwives c.1928

Man And Three Women Standing In Front Of Window c.1928

Man And Three Women Standing In Front Of Window c.1928

Children Playing In The Park c.1928

Children Playing In The Park c.1928

Two Women Sitting On Sand Dunes c.1928

Two Women Sitting On Sand Dunes c.1928

Four Women Standing In A Row c.1928

Four Women Standing In A Row c.1928

Four Women Out In Countryside Making A Pyramid c.1928

Four Women Out In Countryside Making A Pyramid c.1928

Five Women Sitting In A Field c.1928

Five Women Sitting In A Field c.1928

Three Women In Pale Dresses c.1928

Three Women In Pale Dresses c.1928

Woman And Child Standing In Front Of Cottage c.1928

Woman And Child Standing In Front Of Cottage c.1928

Woman Standing On Sand Dunes By The Beach c.1928

Woman Standing On Sand Dunes By The Beach c.1928

Two Couples Sitting On Sand Dunes c.1928

Two Couples Sitting On Sand Dunes c.1928

Man Sitting On Wall Holding Bird c.1928

Man Sitting On Wall Holding Bird c.1928

Man Standing By The Seashore c.1928

Man Standing By The Seashore c.1928

Man And Two Women Standing Arm In Arm On Rocks By The Seashore c.1928

Man And Two Women Standing Arm In Arm On Rocks By The Seashore c.1928

Group Of Work Friends Relaxing In Front Of Wall c.1928

Group Of Work Friends Relaxing In Front Of Wall c.1928

Three Women Sitting By Window c.1928

Three Women Sitting By Window c.1928

Group Of Work Friends Standing In Line On Rocks By The Seashore c.1928

Group Of Work Friends Standing In Line On Rocks By The Seashore c.1928

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