From this place, Ruth photographed a saleswoman carrying straw on her head. This transport system does not draw the attention of Ruth and Alfred, as it was already documented by the Hispanic in other countries, what does alarm Alfred is that here
‘Women do so much of the hard work, such as unloading lumber, carrying coal etc.’
On several occasions, they have to hire women, as in Pindo, and she tells how
‘One woman carried all four of our suitcases to the bus when we left Noya – two on her head and one in each hand – that is the usual way.’
There are many snapshots that Ruth takes throughout the territory of women carrying the mail, milk or seaweed. We also find in several of her images, child porters, such as one study of children with wafer barrels – complete with roulette wheels – here in the Alameda.
Let’s go to the penultimate stop, in front of the Instituto Rosalía (Secondary School).