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Shipping in New Dock [PRG 1373/38/89] • Photograph

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Summary

Shipping in New Dock, with left, the bow of 'Nehemiah Gibson' and 'S.S. Lubra'. The 'Nehemiah Gibson' was built in September 1868 in East Boston and was owned by Nehemiah Gibson. The ship carried cargo between the United States and Australia, and was wrecked in coral reefs off the coast of Brazil in February 1892.

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Physical description

1 photograph : black and white ; 20 x 13.3 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1878

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Nehemiah Gibson (Ship)
Lubra (Ship)
Harbors -- South Australia -- Port Adelaide.
Shipping -- South Australia -- Port Adelaide.

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General notes

From the volume titled 'Shipping at Port Adelaide, South Australia'.

This section comprises Shipping at Port Adelaide in the Days of Sail.

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

25/07/2017

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

5,746 x 3,944 pixels (22.7 MP)

Size

68.01 MB

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