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Wonder (1856)
A whole plate negative. A port broadside view of the paddle tug Wonder (1856) at anchor in Gravesend Reach, River Thames, She is a wooden hulled vessel with a clipper stem, figurehead, spike bowsprit, single mast and twin funnels. A pennant has been drawn in on the negative. A small wooden boat with a tall mast and long bowsprit is on the right. On the left is a steam vessel, possibly a yacht, flying a St Andrew's Cross flag at the ensign staff. Tilbury Fort Watergate is in the background.
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Object Details
| ID: | G1661 |
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| Type: | Glass plate negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | F. C. Gould & Son |
| Vessels: | Wonder (1856) |
| Date made: | 19 July 1873 |
| People: | Thomas, William John |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Gould Collection |
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