Christian IX (1874)

A whole plate negative. A port side view, taken from ahead of the beam, of the general cargo steamship Christian IX (1874) at anchor in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She has a 3 masted topsail schooner auxiliary rig and tow men are working up her foremast. Some spritsail barges and Tilbury Fort Watergate are in the background. Negatives Numbers G1494, G1495 and G1512 were taken on the same occasion.

Object Details

ID: G1495
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: F. C. Gould & Son
Vessels: Christian IX (1874)
Date made: 5 September 1882
People: Forenede Dampskibs Skelskab
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Gould Collection