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On board the partially sunken wreck of the steamship Patria (1894) in The Downs, between Deal and Walmer, Kent.
On board the partially sunken wreck of the steamship Patria (1894) in The Downs, between Deal and Walmer, Kent. The photographer is looking forward from the starboard side of the superstructure showing the remaining frames of the boat deck, the collapsed funnel and the top of the mainmast. The foremast has fallen to starboard. Edgar Tarry Adams is sitting on the lip of the funnel. The Patria was wrecked on 17 November 1899 after being abandoned heavily on fire. A note on the negative says the photographer was using Camera B. Negatives Numbers N18848 to N18867 are of this wreck.
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Object Details
| ID: | N18860 |
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| Type: | Glass plate negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Adams, Francis Norris |
| Vessels: | Patria (1894) |
| Date made: | 28 July 1900 |
| People: | Adams, Edgar Tarry |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Adams Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 82 mm x 107 mm |