Fish drying out on a timber rack against the mountainside at Hammerfest, Norway.

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. The negative is a double exposure.

Object Details

ID: P92056
Type: Sheet film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Marine Photo Service
Date made: 1930-1939
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 117 mm x 167 mm
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