Gathering seaweed or wrack on Douglas beach, Isle of Man
Date(s): c.1890
Creator(s): Nicholson, John Miller
Scope & Content: Men and women gathering seaweed or wrack to spread on the fields as fertiliser. This practice carried on well into the 1950s.
The iron pier (dismantled in 1894) at the bottom of Broadway is visible behind the horses and carts.
Language: eng
Extent: photo format : 3.25 x 4.25
Physical description: glass
Item name: photograph
Collection: Photographic Archive
Level: ITEM
ID number: PGN 00249
Comments
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