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The Encyclopedia of Photography’s Art and History

"The Fishermen and Women of the Firth of Forth", David Oc...

The Fishermen and Women of the Firth of Forth

David Octavius Hill (1802-1870),
Robert Adamson (1852-1902)

Early photographic record of 1840s Scottish fishing communities, presented through formal portraits and scenes of daily life, illustrating the maritime industry, self-sufficiency, and tradition.

With contributions from: Metropolitan Museum of Art (image source); Alasdair Foster, Talking Pictures (project nomination); Lucia Catalin (data research). Suggest an Edit

The Fishermen and Women of the Firth of Forth

David Octavius Hill (1802-1870),
Robert Adamson (1852-1902)

Early photographic record of 1840s Scottish fishing communities, presented through formal portraits and scenes of daily life, illustrating the maritime industry, self-sufficiency, and tradition.

With contributions from: Metropolitan Museum of Art (image source); Alasdair Foster, Talking Pictures (project nomination); Lucia Catalin (data research). Suggest an Edit

David Young and Unknown Man, Newhaven, 1843-47

Three Unknown Boys and James Linton, Newhaven, 1843-47

Newhaven Fishwives, c. 1845

Mrs. Elizabeth (Johnstone) Hall, 1843-46

Fisherwomen, Newhaven, 1845

The Beach at Newhaven, 1845

St. Andrews. North Street, Fishergate, 1843-47

St. Andrews. The Harbor, 1843-47

Newhaven Boys, 1843-47

Newhaven Children, 1843-47

Newhaven Fishwives, 1845

Newhaven Fishwives, 1845

Newhaven Family, 1843-47

The Letter, Newhaven Fishwives, 1843-47

Newhaven Fishwives, 1843-47

Newhaven Boy, 1843-47

Newhaven Fishwife, 1843-47

Newhaven Fishwife, 1843-47

Newhaven Fishwife, 1843-47

Newhaven Fishwives, 1843-47

Newhaven Group, 1843-47

Redding the Line, Willie Liston, Newhaven, 1845

Newhaven Group, 1843-47

Newhaven Fishermen, 1843-47

St. Andrews, Ships in the Harbor, 1843-47

Books

upscaled cover image 9780903598156

Hill and Adamson's Fishermen and Women of the Firth of Forth

National Galleries of Scotland, 1992

upscaled cover image 9780821205884

Sun Pictures: The Hill-Adamson Calotypes

New York Graphic Society, 1974

upscaled cover image 9781903278321

Facing the Light - Photography of Hill & Adamson

National Galleries of Scotland, 2006

upscaled cover image 9780892365401

In Focus: Hill and Adamson

J. Paul Getty Museum, 1999

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