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The 'Falls of Clyde' in an unidentified waterway [PRG 1373/18/7] • Photograph

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Summary

The four masted iron barque (ex ship) 'Falls of Clyde', 1809 tons, in an unidentified waterway [iron 4 mast ship, c.1904 four mast barque 1807 tons. ON80436. 266.1 x 40.0 x 23.5. Built 1878 (12) Russell and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners: Ship Falls of Clyde Ltd (Wright and Breakenridge) later Wright, Graham and Co. registered Glasgow c.1904 Matson Nav. Co. registered Honolulu. Later Anglo-American Oil Co. Finally converted into a barge at Los Angeles. Preserved in Hawaii]. A researcher in Mexico has suggested that the waterway is the Panuco River in Tampico Mexico as there are one or two oil tanks in the background.

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Physical description

Photograph; 8.2 cm x 13.1 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1900

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Falls of Clyde (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

Catalogue record

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General notes

One of the ships owned by The Falls Line / Wright, Graham and Co., Glasgow.

This image is from the A.D. Edwardes Collection of about 8,000 photographs, mostly of sailing ships from around the world, taken between about 1865 and 1920. Mounted in 91 albums, the photographs are arranged by country of ownership, with some special volumes such as 'Shipping at Port Adelaide' and 'South Australian outports'. Additional information, giving the history of the ships where known, has been provided by maritime historian, Ron Parsons.

Digitisation information

Date

08/08/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,281 x 2,104 pixels (6.9 MP)

Size

20.73 MB

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