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A fisherman working on his creels, used for catching lobster.

The photograph was taken by Werner Kissling (1895-1988), an ethnological photographer, who worked mainly in island and coastal communities in Scotland. He made one of the earliest Gaelic films, Eriskay: A Poem of Remote Lives (1935).

University of Edinburgh, School of Scottish Studies Archives: F105/20

Details

  • Title: Creels, Polochar
  • Creator: Werner Kissling
  • Date Created: 1936
  • Location Created: South Uist, Western Isles, Scotland
  • Rights: Courtesy of David Lockwood
  • Medium: Photograph (Negative)

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