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Photograph of Annie Hernon operating a spinning wheel.
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Collection Ritchie Pickow
Title Photograph of Annie Hernon operating a spinning wheel.
Description Photograph of a woman operating a spinning wheel, Aran Islands. The woman is Annie Hernon. She stands on the left, facing right. Her right hand rests on the wheel of a spinning wheel, which stands between herself and the camera. She holds the line of yard with her left hand. Annie wears a skirt and dark cardigan. Set into the wall, behind Annie and the spinning wheel, is an alcove containing the fireplace. The fire can be seen in the centre foreground. A bobble hat and oil lamp hang on the wall, in the right midground.
Date 01/01/1952
Date Issued 01/07/2022
Resource Type Still image
Archival Record Id p100606
Publisher University of Galway
Extent 60x60mm
Topic Spinning,Spinning-wheel,Sweaters,Knitwear,Wool,Yarn,Hearths,Fireplaces,Kerosene lamps
Geographic Inishmore (Ireland),Aran Islands (Ireland)
Temporal Nineteen fifties,Twentieth century
Genre Black and white
Creator / Author Name George Pickow