The deck of the barge Recoil in J.D. Foster's yard, according to Negatives index P.70000-P.79999, is seen from the starboard side, with the base of the mainmast bearing two halyard winches in the foreground, looking towards the mizzen mast with gaff and boom, over the long main cargo hatch, and with the top of the rudder astern of the helmsman's position marked by coaming behind an iron mizzen sheet horse.