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Dockers un/loading boxes of sultanas, not dated

Archive reference MDHB/GL/NEGS/3451

old photo of men with boxes on cart on a dockside, with a ship and cranes in the background

The Mersey Docks and Harbour Board (MDHB) had their own uniforms for those members of staff who needed to be identified, especially those closely connected with the water, for example, the lighthouse keepers, dock gatemen, crew of MDHB vessels etc. The clerks, stevedores, dock labourers and dock board shared the common unofficial uniform of the day where status and occupation were marked by choice of clothes and hats.

detail of the dockers in the previous photograph

Detail of the photograph displayed above

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