A starboard bow view, taken from very fine off the bow, of the lug rigged dinghy Spitfire (1898) under sail approaching the beach at Walmer, Kent.

A starboard bow view, taken from very fine off the bow, of the lug rigged dinghy Spitfire (1898) under sail approaching the beach at Walmer, Kent. She is on the starboard tack. Edgar Tarry Adams is at the helm and an unidentified man is also on board. A spritsail barge is on the skyline. A note on the vertical format negative says the photographer is using Camera A.

Object Details

ID: N19448
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Adams, Francis Norris
Vessels: Spitfire (1898)
Date made: 27 July 1898
People: Adams, Edgar Tarry
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Adams Collection
Measurements: Overall: 107 mm x 82 mm