Local Industry Collection (page 4)

Warsaw Province, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Warsaw Province, 1856. This card is one of a souvenir set of 82 illustrated cards-one for each province of the Russian Empire as it existed in 1856

Lifland Province, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Lifland Province, 1856. This card is one of a souvenir set of 82 illustrated cards-one for each province of the Russian Empire as it existed in 1856

Orenburg Province, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Orenburg Province, 1856. This card is one of a souvenir set of 82 illustrated cards-one for each province of the Russian Empire as it existed in 1856

Irkutsk Province, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Irkutsk Province, 1856. This card is one of a souvenir set of 82 illustrated cards-one for each province of the Russian Empire as it existed in 1856

Vyatka Province, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Vyatka Province, 1856. This card is one of a souvenir set of 82 illustrated cards-one for each province of the Russian Empire as it existed in 1856

Tobolsk Province, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Tobolsk Province, 1856. This card is one of a souvenir set of 82 illustrated cards-one for each province of the Russian Empire as it existed in 1856

Enisei Province, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Enisei Province, 1856. This card is one of a souvenir set of 82 illustrated cards-one for each province of the Russian Empire as it existed in 1856

Mogilev Province, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Mogilev Province, 1856. This card is one of a souvenir set of 82 illustrated cards-one for each province of the Russian Empire as it existed in 1856

Land of the Don Cossacks, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Land of the Don Cossacks, 1856. This card is one of a souvenir set of 82 illustrated cards-one for each province of the Russian Empire as it existed in 1856

Radomsko Province, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Radomsko Province, 1856. This card is one of a souvenir set of 82 illustrated cards-one for each province of the Russian Empire as it existed in 1856

Voronezh Province, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Voronezh Province, 1856. This card is one of a souvenir set of 82 illustrated cards-one for each province of the Russian Empire as it existed in 1856

Land of Chukotka and Kamchatka Region, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Land of Chukotka and Kamchatka Region, 1856. This card is one of a souvenir set of 82 illustrated cards-one for each province of the Russian Empire as it existed in 1856

Tavrich Province, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Tavrich Province, 1856. This card is one of a souvenir set of 82 illustrated cards-one for each province of the Russian Empire as it existed in 1856

Lublin Province, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Lublin Province, 1856. This card is one of a souvenir set of 82 illustrated cards-one for each province of the Russian Empire as it existed in 1856

Fishing boat, cod and halibut, before 1927. Creator: Unknown
Fishing boat, cod and halibut, before 1927

Buryat painters painting "Burkhans", 1895-1939. Creator: L Veniukov
Buryat painters painting "Burkhans", 1895-1939. This collection includes more than two hundred photographs taken during scientific expeditions into the most remote wilderness regions of

The Village of Kultuchnoe in Kamchatka. 1856. Creator: Ivan Dem'ianovich Bulychev
The Village of Kultuchnoe in Kamchatka. 1856. From Puteshestviye po Vostochnoy Sibiri I. Bulychova. Chast 1-ya. Poyezdka v Kamchatku (A journey across eastern Siberia: Part 1, Trip to Kamchatka)

Advertisement for Romeo y Julieta cigars, c1900s
Advertisement for Romeo y Julieta cigars. Romeo y Julieta is a well-known brand of Cuban cigars, first established in 1875 by Inocencio Alvarez

The centre panel of The Pearl Divers, c1797-98, (1936). Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro
The centre panel of a triptych, c1797-98, (1936). Kitagawa Utamaro (1753-1806), Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock of a woman in patterned blue kimono, combing wet hair while breastfeeding a naked child

Right hand panel of The Pearl Divers triptych by Utamaro, c1797-98, (1936). Creator
Right hand panel of The Pearl Divers triptych by Utamaro, c1797-98, (1936). Kitagawa Utamaro (1753-1806), Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock of a woman wringing waistcloth holding knife in her mouth while

Lobster pots on harbourside at night, Tobermory harbour, Isle of Mull, Scotland

Roman mosaic of men fishing from boats, 2nd century BC
A Roman mosaic from Tunisia of men fishing from two boats, from the Souisse Museums collection, 2nd century BC

Herring Seller; Heringsverkaufer, 1925 (watercolour and pencil on paper)
656563 Herring Seller; Heringsverkaufer, 1925 (watercolour and pencil on paper) by Hell, Johan van (1889-1952); 49.5x43.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Herring Seller; Heringsverkaufer)

Getting Ready, (oil on canvas)
657594 Getting Ready, (oil on canvas) by Hankey, William Lee (1869-1952); Private Collection; (add.info.: Getting Ready. William Lee Hankey (1869-1952). Oil on canvas

Mussel Boats, Honfleur, (oil on canvas)
657451 Mussel Boats, Honfleur, (oil on canvas) by Hankey, William Lee (1869-1952); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mussel Boats, Honfleur. William Lee Hankey (1869-1952). Oil on canvas

The Piki Maker, Hopi, 1904 (orotone)
1197653 The Piki Maker, Hopi, 1904 (orotone) by Curtis, Edward Sheriff (1868-1952) ; 25.4x20.4 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christie's Images

Marketing the Tunny, Concarneau, (oil on canvas)
827252 Marketing the Tunny, Concarneau, (oil on canvas) by Hankey, William Lee (1869-1952); 64.2x76.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Marketing the Tunny, Concarneau)

Off to the Fishing Ground, Honfleur, (oil on canvas)
657709 Off to the Fishing Ground, Honfleur, (oil on canvas) by Hankey, William Lee (1869-1952); Private Collection; (add.info.: Off to the Fishing Ground, Honfleur. William Lee Hankey (1869-1952)

The Boudoir, 1896 (oil on canvas)
650811 The Boudoir, 1896 (oil on canvas) by Miller, Kenneth Hayes (1876-1952); 72.4x48.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Boudoir. Kenneth Hayes Miller (1876-1952). Oil on canvas, 1896

The Fisherman, Wisham, 1904 (orotone)
1197654 The Fisherman, Wisham, 1904 (orotone) by Curtis, Edward Sheriff (1868-1952) ; 35.5x28 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christie's Images

The Sewing Room; Le Salon de Couture, c. 1920 (oil on canvas)
825849 The Sewing Room; Le Salon de Couture, c.1920 (oil on canvas) by Valtat, Louis (1869-1952); 56x46.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Sewing Room; Le Salon de Couture)

Women on the Quayside, Etaples, (oil on canvas)
657218 Women on the Quayside, Etaples, (oil on canvas) by Hankey, William Lee (1869-1952); 26x36in cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Women on the Quayside, Etaples. William Lee Hankey (1869-1952)

The Quai, Dieppe, (oil on canvas)
657450 The Quai, Dieppe, (oil on canvas) by Hankey, William Lee (1869-1952); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Quai, Dieppe. William Lee Hankey (1869-1952). Oil on canvas

Sardine Fishers, Concarneau, (oil on canvas)
826910 Sardine Fishers, Concarneau, (oil on canvas) by Hankey, William Lee (1869-1952); 50.8x61 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Sardine Fishers, Concarneau. William Lee Hankey (1869-1952)

Fishermen; Les Pecheurs - De Vissers (recto), c. 1923-24 (oil on canvas)
653481 Fishermen; Les Pecheurs - De Vissers (recto), c.1923-24 (oil on canvas) by Permeke, Constant (1886-1952); 100x129.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Men-of-War Breaking Fishermens Nets, (oil on panel-a penschilderij)
990413 Men-of-War Breaking Fishermens Nets, (oil on panel-a penschilderij) by Salm, Adriaen or Abraham (c.1660-1720); 47x63.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Men-of-War Breaking Fishermens Nets)

Sign on old bank building which now houses office of Bureau... Nyssa, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939
Sign on old bank building which now houses office of Bureau of Reclamation. Nyssa, Malheur County, Oregon. [ Owyhee Irrigation District - Nyssa

Sign on old bank building now used for office of Bureau... Nyssa, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Sign on old bank building now used for office of Bureau of Reclamation. Nyssa, Malheur County, Oregon. [ Owyhee Irrigation District - Nyssa

Fisherfolk in an Interior, (oil on canvas)
659087 Fisherfolk in an Interior, (oil on canvas) by Portielje, Edward (1861-1949); 66x52 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Fisherfolk in an Interior. Edward Antoon Portielje (1861-1949)

The Fisherman; Le Pecheur, (oil on canvas)
656055 The Fisherman; Le Pecheur, (oil on canvas) by Koyanagui Sei (1896-1948); 91.8x73 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Fisherman; Le Pecheur. Sei Koyanagui (1896-1948). Oil on canvas

The Boat; Le Bateau, c. 1936 (oil on canvas)
826661 The Boat; Le Bateau, c.1936 (oil on canvas) by Exter, Alexandra Alexandrovna (1882-1949); 100x81 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Boat; Le Bateau)

The Letter, (oil on canvas)
658975 The Letter, (oil on canvas) by Portielje, Edward (1861-1949); 47x38.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Letter. Edward Antoon Portielje (1861-1949). Oil on canvas

The Tired Seamstress, 1866 (oil on canvas)
656891 The Tired Seamstress, 1866 (oil on canvas) by Midwood, William Henry (1833-88); 28x35in cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Tired Seamstress. William Henry Midwood (fl.1867-1875)

The Seamstress, (oil on canvas)
651294 The Seamstress, (oil on canvas) by Portielje, Edward (1861-1949); 66x51.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Seamstress. Edward Antoon Portielje (1861-1949). Oil on canvas

The Flemish Lacemaker, c. 1925 (gouache, pastel and pencil on brown paper)
823234 The Flemish Lacemaker, c.1925 (gouache, pastel and pencil on brown paper) by Edwards, George Wharton (1859-1950); 43.8x32.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Flemish Lacemaker)

Spear Fishing, 1928 (watercolour on paper)
985095 Spear Fishing, 1928 (watercolour on paper) by Benson, Frank Weston (1862-1951); 63.4x51.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Spear Fishing. Frank Weston Benson (1862-1951)

La Rochelle, 1923 (tempera on gesso prepared linen laid on panel)
657368 La Rochelle, 1923 (tempera on gesso prepared linen laid on panel) by Wadsworth, Edward Alexander (1889-1949); 63.4x88.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: La Rochelle)

Mending the Net, 1871 (oil on canvas)
658304 Mending the Net, 1871 (oil on canvas) by Midwood, William Henry (1833-88); 71x91.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Mending the Net. William Henry Midwood (fl.1867-1875). Oil on canvas

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"Capturing the Essence of Local Industry: A Glimpse into the Past" Step back in time and immerse yourself in the world through these captivating artworks. From The Old Fisherman by Joseph Edward Southall to A Fishing Fleet by William Biscombe Gardner, each piece tells a unique story of hardworking individuals who relied on their trade for survival. Transport yourself to Rosehearty with Robert Weir Allan's masterpiece, where you can almost feel the salty breeze and hear the seagulls cry as fishermen set sail on their daring expeditions. Meanwhile, William McTaggart's A Ground Swell takes us to Carradale, Argyll, offering a glimpse into the lives of those who battled against nature's powerful waves. Winslow Homer's Hauling in the Nets transports us across continents to witness an integral part of coastal life. With every tug and pull, we can sense both anticipation and exhaustion etched onto the faces of these dedicated workers. Kitagawa Utamaro brings us closer to Japan's pearl diving industry with his triptych The Pearl Divers. Through intricate details and delicate brushstrokes, he captures not only their physical labor but also their resilience amidst challenging conditions. Closer to home, Tobermory harbor comes alive at nightfall as lobster pots line its harborside. This scene perfectly encapsulates Scotland's rich maritime heritage that has sustained communities for generations. Even advertisements like Romeo y Julieta cigars from c1900s play a role in showcasing local industries' influence on popular culture during different eras. These artworks serve as windows into our collective past - reminding us of how vital local industries were for economic growth and cultural identity. They pay homage to those who dedicated themselves tirelessly day after day – whether it be fishing or pearl diving – shaping our societies one catch at a time. So take a moment to appreciate these masterpieces.