Michael Peto collection - everyday life

Three elderly ladies standing on a street pavement grouped together by a wall, one lady holding a metal dish. Foggy atmosphere obscuring houses behind them

Street scene with buildings in the background. In the foreground are three women, two of them pushing large prams. A young boy walks with them

Adults and children standing in a sunlit narrow alley. One woman carries a young child, two small girls stand together in the foreground. In the centre, a man sits with material draped around him, while another man clips his hair.

Interior with small desks and artworks along the wall. In the foreground a man stands, pointing down at a folio on a table, held open by a seated young woman

Sunlit veranda or deck, with wooden floor Women, the first three dressed in black habits, sit in a line in wooden deckchairs

Indian man in loose shirt sitting cross-legged on the ground against a wall looking down to a small child sitting next to him. A pail and pots are laid out in front of them.

Interior with glassed partitions, behind which are shelves of books. In the foreground, two black men are seated reading at large tables, their faces lit by desk lamps

Young man and women stand next to each other by a glass door. The woman has short hair and dressed in a dark coat. The man wears a long jacket, his hair in a quiff

Portrait of very old lady in cardigan and a short crochet shawl seated behind a covered table

Broad street with buildings of different sizes along one side. Groups of men, most wearing caps stand together chatting. One man reads a newspaper, another walks down the street towards a dog sitting in the centre of the road.

Small crowd of men and women squashed together in space surrounded by barriers, most looking up to the camera and smiling

Three elderly women in heavy dark coats and hats standing together and looking at the camera. Buckie Brethren women, 1950s.

Grassy area bounded by a hedge sand trees. In the foreground, two young men sit on the grass looking up at two young women in 60s clothes who stand looking down at them.

Young blond haired child cuddling younger dark haired child who is wiping her eyes

Outdoor scene with buildings and people. In the centre, two people in headscarves, traditionally embroidered blouses, and aprons. One is standing with arms crossed, the other with hands on hips. Around their feet are large pans and baskets, some filled with fruit.

Outdoors on rough ground. Two young toddlers run hand in hand towards a tent made of wattle and canvas. Two older children peek out through an opening, a dog sits scratching itself nearby and a person holding a baby stands at the edge of the tent