Scot the Collie dog in the arms of 'Lamps' on board the Raglan Castle (1897)

A photograph of 'Lamps' (one of the crew) holding Scot, Captain B. A. Bryan's Collie dog, on the upper deck of the passenger/cargo liner Raglan Castle (1897) prior to being washed in a wooden tub. This is the first of six photographs in a sequence of Scot being scrubbed and washed.

The caption for this photograph is: "Ready to begin"
The caption for the six photographs in the sequence is: ' "Scot (Capt: Bryan's Collie) at his bath, attended by his faithful servant "Lamps" .'

The Raglan Castle had left London on 12 April 1899 via Southampton, Madeira, Grand Canary for Cape Town and Algoa Bay, South Africa with cargo, passengers and mail.

Object Details

ID: ALB0635.194
Type: Photographic print
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Raglan Castle (1897)
Date made: 1899
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 116 mm x 88 mm
Parts: Union Castle Mail Steamship Company Limited - Various vessels (Photograph album)
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