Admiral Sir George Back (1903); Newquay, Cornwall

ADMIRAL SIR GEORGE BACK (1903); A starboard just off bow view; On a horse-drawn carriage being pulled along Narrowcliff
at Newquay on Lifeboat Day. Surrounded by crowds of onlookers. Slightly distant. Francis Frith & Co negative no. 81252.; Lifeboat day. The lifeboat ADMIRAL SIR GEORGE BACK (1903) on a trailer,
drawn by a team of eight horses, proceeding west along Narrowcliff, passing Tolcarne Beach. Crowds are watching the procession. Francis Frith & Co negative no. 81252.

Object Details

ID: G3468
Type: Glass photonegative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Francis Frith & Co
Places: Newquay
Vessels: Admiral Sir George Back (1903)
Date made: ca.1928
People: Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Measurements: 164 mm x 215 mm
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