A portrait of an unknown gentleman commentator using a microphone on the bank of the River Thames at Gravesend at the start of a barge match.

A portrait of an unknown gentleman commentator using a microphone on the bank of the River Thames at Gravesend at the start of a barge match. He has his back to the river, has a full set of facial hair and is wearing spectacles. He has a brooch of a spritsail barge and two circular badges on his left lapel. The photographer is looking towards the river showing spectators watching the start of the race and a man on the left is preparing to hoist a flag. This commentator is also shown in negative number PM2543/18CN.

Object Details

ID: PM2544/20CN
Type: Roll film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Weston, Derek Richard
Date made: 1980-1984
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Film length: 35 mm x 152 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm
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