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What's noticeable is how thin in the face she is, this raises questions about the famine and poor nutrition. What was her position in society is she gentry or posing as in full refinery?

Suck Diesel The Detroit Publishing Co. didn't like Peggy's startled look, bosom, and wasp waist. Fascinating!

suckindeesel The illustration of the women in your card was taken from this photograph. catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000333599 There is another photograph of two women taken at the same place but I cannot find it in the catalogue. Here's a screenshot taken from an NLI history page. flic.kr/p/2nDQkz7 More of the same women and basket. Points to somewhere near Killarney. Cloak referred to as "Kerry Cloak" www.flickr.com/photos/91549360@N03/shares/xr7iD86egC

Same place catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000333403

"RAIFFEISEN SPARKASSE" (savings bank) written middle top. Must be Switzerland. Or Austria. Or Germany. Here is Herr Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen (30 March 1818 – 11 March 1888), who pioneered rural crediti unions -
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Wilhelm_Raiffeisen
"... Raiffeisen stated that there is a connection between poverty and dependency. To fight poverty one should fight dependency first. Based on this idea he came up with the three 'S' formula: self-help, self-governance, and self-responsibility (in the original German: Selbsthilfe, Selbstverwaltung, and Selbstverantwortung). When put into practice, the necessary independence from charity, politics, and loan sharks could be established ..."

beachcomber australia It’s cool to see this bank represented in Ireland. I used their Bankomat when I lived in Sarajevo.

Aileen Kane My mistake! I thought it was in Ireland. I was wrong.

Aileen Kane Do you know where this building is? I keep coming up against, er, um, brick walls! Someone will know ...

They're all over central Europe - it could be anywhere.
probably Switzerland from the title, though.

Previously ... Reverse-ish view (from SS 'Irene II' ?) showing the OLD lighthouse And lots of details here -

The name of this image from the Mizzen head visitor centre also confirms "SS Irene"

Like how they are drying a few jumpers on the forward rigging.

A close run thing witnessed from the rock and the SS Irene. Reported widely, this is from the Sheffield Evening Telegraph on Saturday 13 July 1901

THE FASTNET ROCK. PASSENGER STEAMER'S NARROW ESCAPE Crookhaven correspondent telegraphs:—At about three yesterday a large passenger steamer, westward bound, had a miraculous escape from total wreck on the Fastnet, and was saved only through the prompt and decisive action on board, the lifting of the fog at tho nick of time, and by the praiseworthy conduct the light keepers and men the Fastnet rock. The steamer Irene, Captain Fleming, of the Irish Lights, was close the at the time, engaged in connection with the building of the new lighthouse, when those on board were horrified to see a large four-masted passenger steamer coming from the east full on the little Fastnet. The light keepers discharged the alarm gun quickly as possible twice in quick succession, and signalled urgent danger. Before the vessel could slowed or reversed she had, however, apparently touched the rock, she was seen to list to starboard and then to port, and all those who were looking feared serious disaster. The rock referred to is about 400 yards east-south-east of the Fastnet rock, and low tide has only about two fathoms of water over it. No serious damage happened, as she proceeded on her voyage apparently uninjured. It had also transpired that a week before a similar accident nearly occurred to a larger passenger steamer homeward bound. About 11 o'clock she touched the Fastnet on the west side, and a disaster was averted only by the discharge of the Fastnet alarm gun.

Wrecked at Grimness in 1969 in the Orkneys. The Longhope lifeboat had launched to assist and overturned with the loss of 8 crew in 60 foot waves. www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/orkney-lifeboat-tragedy... And some photos of the wreck. photos.orkneycommunities.co.uk/search.asp