by Andrew Gill | Jul 16, 2021 | A Golden Age, Gallery, Transport
This remarkable Victorian photograph was, I suspect, taken as an artistic study rather than a snapshot of ships in dock, as whilst the subject matter is interesting, the composition is masterful. It is, of course, a sailing ship, moored safely in a harbour, in deep...
by Andrew Gill | Jul 11, 2021 | Gallery, Places, The Man on the Clapham Omnibus
You might think this is just a mildly interesting photograph of a sailing ship in a harbour …. and it is. However, what makes it worthy of inclusion in our Gallery is the date it was taken, the 1860s. It captures a moment in time one-hundred-and-sixty-years ago...