The fish are being auctioned in this photograph, although it doesn’t look like they have had a very good day fishing. C. W. Barker, writing on behalf of her granddad tells us: ” The auctioneer is near definitely Mr James, possibly a first name to follow.” Following researches the Staithes museum has enabled some of the naming of participants in the auction; Dick Thompson, Isaac Ellis, Tom Frank Harrison, ??, ??, Dick Humphrey, ??, John James (Auctioneer), Jim Turnbull, ??, Willie Cole, Ned Verrill, ? Porritt, ??.
Image courtesy of Olive Bennett and many thanks to C. W. Barker for the update. Especial thanks to Staithes Museum (Emily Scott) for the assistance in naming names.
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