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Photograph of a young man thatching a roof, Inishmore.
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Collection Ritchie Pickow
Title Photograph of a young man thatching a roof, Inishmore.
Description Photograph of a young man thatching the roof of a cottage, Inishmore, Aran Islands. In the centre back/midground, the thatcher, sits with both feet on a rung of a ladder tied onto the roof. There are bundles of rye grass on the roof, in the left midground, and he holds one between his knees. The young man wears wellington boots, trousers, a jacket and shirt. He works with both hands. The sky is visible in the background.
Date 01/01/1952
Date Issued 01/07/2022
Resource Type Still image
Archival Record Id p102807.jpg
Publisher University of Galway
Extent 60x60mm
Topic Thatched buildings,Thatched roofs
Geographic Inishmore (Ireland),Aran Islands (Ireland)
Temporal Nineteen fifties,Twentieth century
Genre Black and white
Creator / Author Name George Pickow