Saltfiskverkun, 1912 - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.
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1912, saltfiskverkun. Verkamenn stafla saltfiski í stæður við fiskverkunarhús í Viðey. ..Ljósmyndari / Photographer: Magnús Ólafsson..Format: Glerplata / Glass negatives, 12 x 16 cm...Höfundarréttur / Rights Info: Enginn þekktur höfundarréttur / No known restrictions on publication...Geymsla / Repository: Ljósmyndasafn Reykjavíkur / Reykjavík Museum of Photography, Tryggvagata 15, 6. Hæð / 6th floor..Númer myndar / Call Number: MAÓ 1672..Myndavefur Ljósmyndasafnsins / Reykjavík Museum of Photography´s photoweb:.ljosmyndasafn.reykjavik.is/fotoweb/Grid.fwx ( http://ljosmyndasafn.reykjavik.is/fotoweb/Grid.fwx )
Magnús’s photographs of Icelanders at work at this period are invaluable as historical documents. The pictures provide us with a visual insight into those times, whether we see people salting fish in Reykjavík or working in a shop, the foundation of a trades union, or agricultural tasks on a farm.
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