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Title
Pennan
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A photograph of Pennan by James Porter taken from <i>Buchan Illustrated</i> (1904). The book was one of a number of pictorial albums of Aberdeenshire published by the offices of the <i>Aberdeen Daily Journal</i> and the <i>Evening Express</i>. The book was bound for the publishers by W. J. Middleton, Adelphi Works. All its 80 photographs were taken by James Porter, then based at 6 Schoolhill. He was a well-known and prominent photographer, considered to be one of the first in the City to work with newspapers. Porter died aged 63 on 31st May 1937 at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. His obituary can be read in the next day's <i>Press and Journal</i>. <i>Buchan Illustrated</i> accompanies the photograph of Pennan with the following text: "The beautiful bay of Pennan is the haunt of artists; its village stretches along the margin of the sea under the shadow of rugged cliffs which rise abruptly above the houses to the height of 200 feet. In storms the houses are occasionally flooded at high water. The view from the Red Head of Pennan (562 feet) is a notable one - to the westward, Troup Head; to the eastward, a long line of indented coast; across the Moray Firth, many of the great mountains of Ross, Sutherland, and Caithness."
A photograph of Pennan by James Porter taken from
Buchan Illustrated
(1904). The book was one of a number of pictorial albums of Aberdeenshire published by the offices of the
Aberdeen Daily Journal
and the
Evening Express
. The book was bound for the publishers by W. J. Middleton, Adelphi Works.
All its 80 photographs were taken by James Porter, then based at 6 Schoolhill. He was a well-known and prominent photographer, considered to be one of the first in the City to work with newspapers.
Porter died aged 63 on 31st May 1937 at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. His obituary can be read in the next day's
Press and Journal
.
Buchan Illustrated
accompanies the photograph of Pennan with the following text:
"The beautiful bay of Pennan is the haunt of artists; its village stretches along the margin of the sea under the shadow of rugged cliffs which rise abruptly above the houses to the height of 200 feet. In storms the houses are occasionally flooded at high water. The view from the Red Head of Pennan (562 feet) is a notable one - to the westward, Troup Head; to the eastward, a long line of indented coast; across the Moray Firth, many of the great mountains of Ross, Sutherland, and Caithness."
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Pennan
Keyword
Villages
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James Porter
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2. Copyright known - held by third party
3. Copyright status undetermined
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Collection
Aberdeen Local Studies
Aberdeen Local Studies
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