Unbekannter Fotograf
Labourer Wearing Straw Raincoat, 1880 - 1920
About the object
A close-up view of a labourer. He is depicted in his raingear, with a straw hat and a mino, a straw coat. Such labourers were indispensable for the creation and upkeep of infrastructure in the cities. Typically, they came from the countryside and were hired for specific contractual work.