1951: Shepherds in the mountains of Wales gather their flocks for shearing
Sheep farmer Pyrs Williams with his flock at Hafod-y-Llan.
Image: Grace Robertson/Picture Post/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
Named for Snowdon, the country’s highest peak, the Welsh region of Snowdonia is a land of open, mountainous terrain and glacially carved valleys.
With climate and soil unsuitable for most agriculture, the area has been a center for sheep farming for centuries.
In 1951, the same year that the Snowdonia region was designated as a national park, Picture Post photographer Grace Robertson documented shepherds as they gathered their flocks from the mountainsides for the late-summer shearing. Read more...
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1951: Shepherds in the mountains of Wales gather their flocks for shearing
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