Markets Gallery

Three cockle women of Pembrokeshire, South Wales

Three cockle women of South Wales, in a posed photograph. They are probably from the coastal village of Llangwm, near Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales. Llangwm cockle women habitually walked their wares to markets and fairs, often as far afield as Carmarthen

© Mary Evans / Roger Worsley Archive

Basket, Baskets, Coastal, Cockle, Conditions, Costume, Dyfed, Fairs, Fishing, Gatherer, Gatherers, Gathering, Hat, Hats, Haverfordwest, Historical, History, Llangwm, Markets, Pembrokeshire, Posed, Posing, South, Trade, Traditional, Village, Wales, Walked, Welsh, Woman, Women, Work, Working

A cockle woman of Pembrokeshire, South Wales

An elderly cockle woman of South Wales, in a posed photograph with a painted backdrop behind her. She is probably from the coastal village of Llangwm, near Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales. Llangwm cockle women habitually walked their wares to markets and fairs, often as far afield as Carmarthen

© Mary Evans / Roger Worsley Archive

Toy Seller, Oman

In one of the bazaars of the city of Muscat, Oman, Middle East, stands a solitary toy stall, selling reed pipes and gaudily painted wooden dolls. Date: 1930s

© Mary Evans Picture Library

1930s, Bazaars, City, Dolls, East, Gaudily, Markets, Middle, Muscat, Muslim, Oman, Painted, Pipes, Reed, Seller, Selling, Solitary, Stall, Stands, Toy, Trade, Wooden