Fons Jordi Bertran Gallart

Images in collection

Jordi Bertran Gallart Fonds

This donation comprises eight photographs of views of Figueres, Castelló d'Empúries and Cadaqués. The photographs are prints on paper, in a 6 x 8.5 cm format, in which a gelatin silver bromide procedure was used. Rafael Bertran Pequerul, the father of the donator, was an amateur photographer who captured the images in 1956, during a family trip to Girona province.

Area of identification

Reference code

CAT INSPAI 24

Level of description

Collection

Title

Jordi Bertran Gallart Fonds

Date(s)

1956

Volume and support

8 black and white photographs with positives on paper, 6 × 8.5 cm format, and made with the gelatin silver process (chemical developing).

Context area

Name of producer(s)

Jordi Bertran Gallart

Producer history

Jordi Bertran Gallart is the son of Rafael Bertran Pequerul, author of the images. He was a photography enthusiast and he took the photographs in 1956 during a family trip to the Costa Brava.

Archive history

The images were kept at the donor Jordi Bertran Gallart's house, together with the rest of his father's fonds, and they arrived by post with a letter and a small description. Each image had a description and a date on the back. In 2012, they were digitised with the Hasselblad Flextight X5 scanner and, afterwards, they underwent digital processing and colour management. The same year, they were cleaned with a thin paintbrush and a dust blower. Subsequently, they were given code numbers, described in the Centre's general database, and relocated to permanent preservation material, with polyester sleeves and in a pH-neutral cardboard folder. Today, the original photographs are kept in the INSPAI preservation repositories.

Details of entry

The acquisition was formalised on 2 December 2011 through a simple donation form signed by Mr Gallart and entered into Girona Provincial Council's general register. The Provincial Council approved the donation through a decree issued by the Governing Board.

Content area and structure

Scope and content

There are eight images of views of Figueres, Castelló d'Empúries, and Cadaqués dating from 1956, with positives on paper, made using the gelatin silver process, and in a 6 × 8.5 cm format. The author of the images is the donor's father, Rafael Bertrán Pequerul, who was a photography enthusiast. Geographically, the photographs are focused on Figueres, Castelló d'Empúries, and Cadaqués.

Conditions for access and use area

Conditions for access

Free and open access.