David Octavius Hill and Robert AdamsonAlexander Rutherford, William Ramsay and John Liston 1843-47,
David Octavius Hill and Robert AdamsonAlexander Rutherford, William Ramsay and John Liston 1843-47, Calotype printA powerful portrait shows three self-confident fishermen in a relaxed pose in front of one of the boats. The way in which they form a solid, mutually supportive group gives a sense of the close-knit social structure of this independent fishing community. The Newhaven men worked from open boats, close to the shore as well as further out on open sea. Every year during the herring season, they moved 200 miles north to Wick for six to eight weeks, often rowing the entire distance. National Galleries of Scotland -- source link
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