Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.159 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical ...

Man Standing on a Boat, Holding a Fish

PhotographerPhotographed by Harriet V. S. Thorne (American, 1843 - 1926)

Dateabout 1910

MediumPhotography; gelatin emulsion on film

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 6 3/4 x 4 3/4in. (17.1 x 12.1cm) Sheet (height x width): 7 x 5in. (17.8 x 12.7cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation

Object number2011.344.159

DescriptionA three-person fishing party is on a boat. A man with a pipe in his mouth is standing at the edge of the boat, holding up a large fish. Another man and a woman are in the background, sitting on a chair and a bench, respectively.

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Women Photographers

NotesDate note: While the date provided by Rollie McKenna for a similar image is circa 1910, it may be closer to 1912 if the film is cellulose nitrate (which it probably is). According to the Image Permanence Institute, Kodak did not start manufacturing 5x7" nitrate sheet film until 1912.

From "Photographic Negatives: Nature and Evolution of Processes"

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