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11. C.141.dd.8(21)

Reference (shelfmark):
C.141.dd.8(21)
Title:
Rowing home the shoof-stuff. Photographer: Emerson, Peter Henry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Study of a man in a small boat, rowing a load of reeds across a broad: 'Schoof-stuff...has a distinct meaning of its own, and is used to describe the crop of marsh plants which, too rough for fodder and too mixed for thatching, are yet cut to be used for covering be...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s
Extent:
1 item

12. C.141.dd.8(22)

Reference (shelfmark):
C.141.dd.8(22)
Title:
Marshman going to cut shoof-stuff. Photographer: Emerson, Peter Henry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Rear view of a figure standing at the water's edge near his boat, with a load of 'shoof-stuff' (see note at plate 21) piled on the bank: 'The young marshman in the second plate has shouldered his meak [scythe], and now the gladdon is cut and the reed not yet ripe, h...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s
Extent:
1 item

13. C.141.dd.8(25)

Reference (shelfmark):
C.141.dd.8(25)
Title:
A reed-cutter at work. Photographer: Emerson, Peter Henry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Portrait of a reed-cutter, at work with his scythe at the water's edge.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s
Extent:
1 item

14. C.141.dd.8(26)

Reference (shelfmark):
C.141.dd.8(26)
Title:
Towing the reed. Photographer: Emerson, Peter Henry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Portrait of a man pulling a boat-load of harvested reed: ''Towing reed' illustrates the usual method of getting the loaded boat along the narrow water-arteries which intersect the marshes, and afford communication with the reed-beds. Sturdy of frame and strong-featur...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s
Extent:
1 item

15. C.141.dd.8(27)

Reference (shelfmark):
C.141.dd.8(27)
Title:
Ricking the reed. Photographer: Emerson, Peter Henry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Study of two workers off-loading sheathes of reed from a boat onto a stack, with the dyke stretching away in the background.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s
Extent:
1 item

16. C.141.dd.8(28)

Reference (shelfmark):
C.141.dd.8(28)
Title:
During the reed-harvest. Photographer: Emerson, Peter Henry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Showing workers, including one woman, cutting and binding reeds into sheathes.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s
Extent:
1 item

17. C.141.dd.8(32)

Reference (shelfmark):
C.141.dd.8(32)
Title:
Cutting the gladdon. Photographer: Emerson, Peter Henry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Study of a man, cutting bulrushes with a scythe from a small boat.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s
Extent:
1 item

18. C.141.dd.8(33)

Reference (shelfmark):
C.141.dd.8(33)
Title:
The gladdon-cutter's return. Photographer: Emerson, Peter Henry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View showing a bulrush cutter poling a boat loaded with harvested 'gladdon' or bulrushes.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s
Extent:
1 item

19. C.141.dd.8(34)

Reference (shelfmark):
C.141.dd.8(34)
Title:
Quanting the gladdon. Photographer: Emerson, Peter Henry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Showing a man poling a small boat loaded with 'gladdon' or bulrushes.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s
Extent:
1 item

20. L.R.404.k.10(24)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.404.k.10(24)
Title:
Tea-pickers. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) Group portrait of tea-pickers (mainly children), posed with their baskets.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item