Fish drying out on a timber rack against the mountainside at Hammerfest, Norway.
A close view of fish drying out on timber racks set against the mountainside at Hammerfest, Norway. The fish are split and gutted and hooked onto wires suspended between timber frames and set up against the mountainside where they will catch the full rays of the sun. The dried fish are called clip. A vertical format negative.
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Object details
| ID: | P92057 |
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| Type: | Sheet film negative |
| Materials: | Cellulose nitrate negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Marine Photo Service |
| Date made: | 1930-1939 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 167 mm x 116 mm |