An informal portrait of a Billingsgate Market porter at work, wearing his distinctive white smock and flat-topped leather hat, which enables him to carry boxes of fish on his head. The wide brim catches any water or fish waste that may escape the box

Date:
1952 - 1964
Location:
City And County Of The City Of London, Greater London Authority
Reference:
AA077485
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Content

This is part of the Series: GAY01/02 London; within the Collection: GAY01 John Gay Collection

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Gay, John

Keywords

Trade And Commerce, People