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A Tour in the North - Salmon Fishing Exploring a River bed
A Tour in the North - Salmon Fishing Exploring a River bed

A Tour in the North - Salmon Fishing Exploring a River bed

Associated (Alvah, Banffshire, Scotland, 1823 - 1893)
Manufacturer
Datec. 1901
Object NameSlide
Mediumglass
ClassificationsPhotography
DimensionsOverall: Height: 8.3 cm, Depth: 3.25 inches
3.25 Inches: Width: 8.3 cm
AcquisitionPurchased in 1987 with assistance from the National Fund for Acquisitions, the National Art Collections Fund, the National Heritage Memorial Fund and with income from the Ramsay-Dyce Bequest.
CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS026290.17
About MePart of series of 28 glass slides comprising a humorous story of gentlemen travelling from England to Scotland, indulging in the Scottish tourist pastimes such as angling, and highland games. Entitled "A Tour in the North" and carries the"gww" initials although it seems, from R. Taylor's biography, that it was
actually as the Wilson Brothers that the company traded in slides.
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