Leg manacle being sawn off a fugitive African slave on Sphinx (1882)
Leg manacle being sawn off a fugitive African slave on Sphinx (1882). In his report dated 15th October 1907, Commander Litchfield wrote that the ship HMS Sphinx (1882) received 'six fugitives' on a cruise off the Batineh Coast, Oman, between 10th and 14th October 1907. One of the fugitives had been manacled for three years and had escaped with his leg irons on. The photograph was taken by Able Seaman Joseph Chidwick. On the same film as P49575CT.
Object Details
| ID: | P49756CT |
|---|---|
| Type: | Colour transparency |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Chidwick, Joseph |
| Date made: | 13 October 1907; 1907 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, P & O Collection |
| Measurements: | Image: 39 mm x 55 mm;Overall: 120 mm x 100 mm |