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Nov. 24, 1953 - 24-11-53 From remote Hebrides Island to demonstrate spinning Mrs. Margaret MacDonald, who has lived all her seventy-old years in the remote Hebrides Island of Barra, is in London for the first time, to demonstrate spinning at an exhibition organized by the Highland Home Industries, an organization whose aim is to prevent the depopulation of the Highlands. Keystone Photo Shows: The Countess of Perth watching Mrs. Margaret MacDonald at her spinning wheel during the exhibition at Stanhope Gate

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13167545
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46102330
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4422px x 5581px (1.7MB)
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(c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans
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Keystone Pictures USA

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Barra Demonstrate Depopulation Hebrides Highland Highlands Industries Lived Organized Perth Prevent Remote Spinning Stanhope


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