Whitby fishwives

A carte-de-visite portrait of five Whitby fishwives.

An inked inscription verso in a period hand reads: 'To Anne Jackson / with kind love / 1875.'

A small, printed paper label verso reads: 'Whitby / Yorkshire Fishwives.'

Photographed by Samuel E. Poulton as part of a series entitled 'Poulton's English Scenery.'