Pagès Fuertes collection

Dídac Pagès Fuertes (Girona, 1979)
Cook and collector of historical and photographic material

This collection of old and historical photographs was put together by amateur collector Dídac Pagès Fuertes.

The collection comprises 126 photographs dating from 1855 to 1960, taken with various procedures such as albumen, gelatin (POP) and collodoin aristotypes, gelatins (DOP), phototypes, on paper support, tinted black and white.

The geographical scope of the photographs is mainly Girona province and cities from elsewhere in Catalonia and Europe, with interesting subject matter including portraits of the Mayor of Girona, Francesc Ciurana, and his family in the late 19th and early 20th centuries; historical photographs of the 1894 unveiling of the statue on Plaça de la Independència commemorating the defenders of Girona during the Napoleonic sieges; images of the Spanish Civil War; photographs of monuments and historical buildings from Girona province. There are images from all around the world, such as photographs of Manila (Philippines) after the 1863 earthquake, and a portrait of soldiers in the Crimean War of 1855.


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Àrea d'identificació
IF-de referència
CAT INSPAI 16

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Títol
Pagès Fuertes collection

Data/es
Inclusive dates: 1850-1960

Volum i suport
98 black and white photographs with positives on paper, from 4.5 × 6.5 cm to 30 × 46 cm, and with albumen and gelatin prints; and 23 postcards.
Àrea de contingut i estructura

This set of Mr Pagès's photographs brings together images from 1850 to 1960. The themes are very varied due to the heterogeneous nature of the collector's work when it comes to gathering photographs and documents. The subject matter includes portraits of public figures from Girona, such as the mayor of the city between 1892 and 1910 (with intervals), Francesc Ciurana, family portraits of the same mayor, portraits of public figures in Catalonia and of anonymous people, photographs of monuments in Girona, and photographs of religious and political events in Girona province, such as the unveiling of the statue commemorating the 1808-1809 defenders of Girona in Plaça Sant Agustí, an image of great interest for the history of the province.

Geographically, the images mainly cover Girona province, but we also find some from the rest of world, such as photographs of the city of Manila after an earthquake in 1863, or a portrait of soldiers from the Crimean War in 1855.

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