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Mrs Elizabeth (Johnstone) Hall, Newhaven fishwife

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  • Chi Chi said:
    Surely one of the greatest fishwives in history
  • Gwen Page said:
    I love this. It would be great to see more photos of women from this time - see what their lives were like.
  • Pixel Wrangler said:
    "The fishwives of Newhaven were famous for both their beauty and confidence. They carried the fish their men had caught in baskets on their backs up to Edinburgh to sell it. Whenever storms at sea made the fishing especially dangerous and the price of fish rose, they were heard saying 'It's no fish ye're buying, it's men's lives'. The phrase became internationally known after Sir Walter Scott used it in his novel, The Antiquary." -- National Galleries of Scotland caption
  • George Eastman Museum said:
    Great Minds Think Alike :-)

92nd Gordon Highlanders at Edinburgh Castle

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  • l_gow2006 said:
    Sorry to sound flippant, but the soldier in the middle looks like the 007 character "Jaws" ! :) Interestingly, the sergeant on the right, with the chevrons, wears a coatee without the white tape decoration on the front. Instead, his coatee is double-breasted and plain fronted. Also note the length of his kilt - finishing just above the knee, the the tops of his hose, which are part-way up his shin. Also, they don't wear white spats in this photo, as it was a less-dressy item. Als note the crossbelts on the middle soldier. Around 1852, the British Army started wearing the newer design with one crossbelt for the ammo cartouche and percussion caps and a waistbelt for the expense pouch and bayonet.
  • Sunny Brook said:
    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Vintage Background People, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

Isabella Burns, Mrs John Begg, 1771 - 1858. Youngest sister of Robert Burns

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