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Towing the Reed by Boat
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Towing the Reed by Boat

Peter Henry Emerson · 1885 - 1886 · platinum process; tracing paper; cardboard; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Used in the construction of houses, reed was an important product in East Anglia. Emerson shows how the reed was harvested and processed in various photographs in Life and Landscape on the Norfolk Broads. Here we see a man on a towing path pulling a fully loaded boat. This more sociological angle typifies Emerson's publications.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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photographadult manrowing-boat, canoe, etc.Norfolk Broads
Credit lineTowing the Reed by Boat. 1885 - 1886. Peter Henry Emerson. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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