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Herring in Shetland
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Léa Moreau
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3329
Title
Herring in Shetland
Description
George Washington Wilson rarely gave us an insight into industrial life but he obviously found that herring fishing offered these fascinating images of harbour scenes with arrays of boats, sails and barrels. Women worked in the open air at the troughs (farlins) gutting the newly landed herring, salting and packing them into the barrels which the men later closed before loading them on to the larger sailing vessels for export to Germany and Russia.
George Washington Wilson rarely gave us an insight into industrial life but he obviously found that herring fishing offered these fascinating images of harbour scenes with arrays of boats, sails and barrels.
Women worked in the open air at the troughs (farlins) gutting the newly landed herring, salting and packing them into the barrels which the men later closed before loading them on to the larger sailing vessels for export to Germany and Russia.
Location
Holmsgarth, Lerwick, Shetland
Keyword
Islands
Photographer
George Washington Wilson
Copyright Status
1. Copyright known - held by Aberdeen City Council
2. Copyright known - held by third party
3. Copyright status undetermined
Image Reference
GWW02_02
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Aberdeen Local Studies
Aberdeen Local Studies
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