Thames Barge Match 1903
A 12x10 negative. A slightly distant starboard broadside view of spritsail barges under sail in the Thames estuary during the Thames Barge Match. They are tacking downriver in a strong north-north-east wind. The nearest four barges are said to be, from left to right, the Genesta (1903), Sara (1902), Thelma (1901) and Giralda (1897).
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Object Details
ID: | G1245 |
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Type: | Glass plate negative |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | F. C. Gould & Son |
Vessels: | Spritsail Barge Race, 1903; Genesta (1903) Sara (1902) Thelma (1901) Giralda (1897) |
Date made: | June 1903 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Gould Collection |