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FARMING 20

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Summary: Hire Girl

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Many of the young women who turned up at the hiring fairs were hoping to be taken on as farm servants for a 6 month stretch. More prosperous farmers were willing to give these girls their board and keep for 6 months. The girl in the photograph is standing with her belongings, waiting for an offer of employment.

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