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Galloway Travellers

Four Traveller Families

Period:
Early 20th Century
Description:
A remarkable image of four Traveller families together at Newton Stewart. Here are Perthshire Stewarts, Argyllshire Cambells, Cumberland Morrisons and Galloway Marshalls.

There is a certain breezy light-heartedness about the tinkler that enables him to rise superior to the misery of his lot. Their upbringing is of the hardiest order: miserable shelter from exposure; always on the border of starvation, and yet they are not usually prone to commit other than the most trifling offences.
Place of Production:
Newton Stewart area
Materials/Media:
glass lantern slides
Dimensions:
31/4" x 31/4" (82mm x 82mm)
Source:
Stranraer Museum
Accession number:
N2000_05_31
Digital Number:
SRPG076n
Creation Date:
around 1905
Copyright:
The Artist's Family