Inside the engine room of the cross-channel paddle ferry Calais (1896).

Inside the engine room of the cross-channel paddle ferry Calais (1896). The chief engineer, W. Blackford, is in the centre of the picture, looking at the camera. A note on the negative says the photographer is using Camera B with a full aperture and a time of 5 minutes exposure, which seems to be excessive.

Object Details

ID: N19878
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Adams, Francis Norris
Vessels: Calais (1896)
Date made: 8 September 1906
People: Blackfrod, W.
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Adams Collection
Measurements: Overall: 82 mm x 107 mm