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 |
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