A portrait photograph of the Commander of the Canadian Pacific Steamships passenger liner and cruise ship Empress of Australia (1914).

A portrait photograph of the Commander of the Canadian Pacific Steamships passenger liner and cruise ship Empress of Australia (1914). The gentleman is standing on the port bridge wing cab and is wearing the full uniform and cap of a Captain or Staff Captain. He has a line of three medal ribbons on the left side of his jacket and another ribbon on the right side. He is holding a large cigar in his left hand. The man's identity and the date are not known. A portrait format negative. The photographer is looking to port and slightly forward. Negative number P83694 is another portrait of the same man taken on the same occasion.

Object Details

ID: P83695
Type: sheet film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Marine Photo Service
Vessels: Empress of Australia (1914)
Date made: 1930-1939
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Waterline Collection
Measurements: Overall: 167 mm x 117 mm