Cornwall (1896)

A 12x10 negative. A port near broadside view, taken from just ahead of the beam, of the cargo liner Cornwall (1896) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. There are no yards on her foremast and she is lightly laden. A passenger steam launch is alongside amidships. A stumpy spritsail barge in close to the Tilbury shore in the background.

Object Details

ID: G151
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Hills, Lionel Thomas
Vessels: Cornwall (1896)
Date made: 16 April 1904
People: Federal Steam Navigation Co Ltd
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Gould Collection