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'Eskdale' ship [PRG 1373/78/27] • Photograph

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Summary

Officers, apprentices and visitors on board ship 'Eskdale'. Elaborately carved boom-board [iron ship, 1285 tons, later 1313 tons. ON69238, 225.5 x 36.2 x 22.1. Built 1873 (2) Whitehaven Shipbuilding Co, Whitehaven. Owners: John D Newton, registered Liverpool. 1890 W Lowden and Co.]

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Physical description

Photograph (B&W print); 11 cm x 15 cm

Dates / Publication details

1900s

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Eskdale (Ship)

Catalogue record

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General notes

From a volume titled 'Shipboard Scenes'.

This section comprises 'Miscellaneous Shipboard Scenes'.

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

09/01/2019

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

5,097 x 3,801 pixels (19.4 MP)

Size

58.15 MB

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