Oban from S.W.
Valentine and Sons Ltd
Category
Photographs
Date
1870 - 1890
Materials
Paper
Measurements
132 x 203 mm
Place of origin
Dundee
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1520693.29
Summary
A monochrome albumen print photograph by James Valentine, depicting a view of Oban from S.W. View across the harbour. The print is mounted with broad paper borders. The corner shape is square. The print is photographically captioned from the negative: "OBAN FROM S.W. 203B. J.V.." in the bottom left.
Provenance
Part of the Fenton Collection. A gift from British Film Institute in 2017. From 1986-1999, part of BFI collection for the Museum of the Moving Image. BFI purchased collection in 1986 from James Fenton's Museum of Photography, Port Erin, Isle of Man 1976-1986
Makers and roles
Valentine and Sons Ltd, photographer and publisher