Beta
Back to All Results

Explore our collection

Item Category
Type
Materials
Display Location
Creator
Places
Events
Vessels
Exhibition
People
Century
Show only: 
Applied Filters Glass plate negative
Clear all

showing 5,978 objects results

P50692; A slightly elevated port bow view of the steam cargo ship Busby (1894) aground off cliffs, prior to the attempt to salvage her, which resulted in the ship sinking. She has a slight list to port. A small rowing boat is tied off her port side just behind the superstructure. The rocks dominate the foreground.
A distant port bow view of the cargo ship Busby (1894) aground in Pendeen Cove taken from the cliffs. (Glass plate negative)
P50856; A view across a field towards the sea and islands behind. In the foregound is a large number of rescued cattle from the grounded cargo/liner Minnehaha (1900).
A view across a field towards the islands behind with rescued cattle from the cargo/liner Minnehaha (1900). (Glass plate negative)
P50765; A starboard view, just forward of the broadside, from an elevated position on the cliffs of the Norwegian barque Guvnor (1895) aground and submerged to the upper deck level with sails still set. The ship is obscured from the bows to the foremast by the cliff edge.
An elevated starboard side view of the three-masted barque Gunvor (1895) aground on rocks below Black Head and near Pedn Boar (Glass plate negative)
The wrecked remains of the sailing barque Abernyte (1875) at the bottom of Rill Head, near The Lizard. (Glass plate negative)
The remains of the wreck of the sailing barque Abernyte (1875) broken up at the base of Rill Head, near The Lizard. (Glass plate negative)
The passenger/cargo ship Balbec (1853) beached at Nanjizal Bay, Land's End. (Glass plate negative)
A view of the inner harbour at sunset from the harbour entrance west of the road bridge.
A view of the inner harbour at sunset from the harbour entrance west of the road bridge. (Glass plate negative)
The spritsail barge Empress (1877) leaving Ipswich Dock. (Glass plate negative)
A view across the New Cut at Ipswich with an unidentified spritsail barge under sail leaving.
A view across the New Cut at Ipswich with an unidentified spritsail barge under sail leaving. (Glass plate negative)
A very distant broadside view of 'Endurance' (1912) beset in ice
A very distant broadside view of 'Endurance' (1912) beset in ice (Glass plate negative)
A distant bow view of 'Endurance' (1912) frozen into the ice floe
A distant bow view of 'Endurance' (1912) frozen into the ice floe (Glass plate negative)
'Endurance' (1912) in the ice
'Endurance' (1912) in the ice (Glass plate negative)
The rigid airship 'R101' (1929) in flight over Hendon.
The rigid airship 'R101' (1929) in flight over Hendon. (Glass plate negative)
Papanui (1898) abandoned as a burnt out wreck off St Helena. (Glass plate negative)
Cape Pigeons afloat off South Georgia
Cape Pigeons afloat off South Georgia (Glass plate negative)
A view along the shore with penguins in the foreground, South Georgia
A view along the shore with penguins in the foreground, South Georgia (Glass plate negative)
HMS Duke of Wellington (1852) at anchor, Portsmouth Harbour. (Glass plate negative)
HMS Minotaur (1863) at anchor. (Glass plate negative)
Looking across newly formed ice with 'Endurance' (1912) on the distant horizon
Looking across newly formed ice with 'Endurance' (1912) on the distant horizon (Glass plate negative)
'Endurance' heeled to port by the ice
'Endurance' heeled to port by the ice (Glass plate negative)
Captain Worsley standing by a large pressure ridge
Captain Worsley standing by a large pressure ridge (Glass plate negative)
Hussey and James working in the laboratory onboard 'Endurance' (1912)
Hussey and James working in the laboratory onboard 'Endurance' (1912) (Glass plate negative)
HMS Terrible (1895) at anchor.
HMS Terrible (1895) at anchor. (Glass plate negative)
A starboard bow view of the Cross-Channel ferry Sussex (1896) lying at Boulogne with the bows missing after being torpedoed. (Glass plate negative)