A bow view, taken from very fine off the starboard bow, of the lug rigged dinghy Isabel Adams (Fl. 1890) under sail approaching Walmer beach, Kent.

A bow view, taken from very fine off the starboard bow, of the lug rigged dinghy Isabel Adams (Fl. 1890) under sail approaching Walmer beach, Kent. She is on the starboard tack and a crew member is about to lower the sail. Francis Norris Adams is at the helm. The Adams family referred to this boat as "the lifeboat".

Object Details

ID: N19355
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Adams, Edgar Tarry
Vessels: Isabel Adams (Fl. 1890)
Date made: 1906 - 1914
People: Adams, Francis Norris
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Adams Collection
Measurements: Overall: 82 mm x 107 mm