A woman operates a sewing machine

A woman operates a sewing machine surrounded by cotton fabric in a street workshop in Lagos, Nigeria, photographed by Cecil Beaton in 1942.

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JOSE M LOPEZ

JOSE M LOPEZ

February 23, 2026

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