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x 12 c1900 Glass Plate Photo Negative Salmon Fishing Booth HAY ON WYE Connection
Specifications
Image Orientation
Landscape
Original/ Reprint
Original Negative
Subject
Fishing, Salmon, Norway, Shooting, family Booth Connection
Image Colour
Black & White
Theme
Fishing Shooting, Fishing, Shooting / Hunting, Salmon, Geese
Featured Refinements
Glass Negative
Time Period Manufactured
1900-1924
Featured Person/Artist
Family connected to richard Booth of Hay on Wye Book Town
Description
x 12 Antique Glass Plate Photo Negativesall but one Negative are shown as inverted within the image galleryThe images are known to be of family Booth connection, i.e Richard Booth of Hay on Wye (a decendant of William Pitt the younger) Richard Booth the reknowned self proclaimed King of Hay (Hay on Wye) famous for creating the worlds first town of Books The glass negatives measure 12.5cm x 10cm (three have damage)I believe the photographs are likely of a past fishing, hunting trip to Norway due to the size of the watercourseother persons are also featured in the images, Ghillie & othersThe trip was evidently sucessful, with a number of Salmon displayed, others show a sucessful days Goose shootingaccurate date and location are not known but likely c1900