Oruba (1889)
A 12x10 negative with a corner of negative broken off. A starboard broadside view of the passenger/cargo liner Oruba (1889) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She has short funnels. The passenger ferry Sir Walter Raleigh (1855) is alongside although the name on her paddle box and her bow is given as Sir W. Raleigh. The passenger steam launch Maude (1886) is at anchor in the foreground.
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Object Details
ID: | G473 |
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Type: | Glass plate negative |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | F. C. Gould & Son |
Vessels: | Oruba (1889); Tilbury (1855) Maude (1886) |
Date made: | 13 March 1891 |
People: | London, Tilbury and Southend Railway Co |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Gould Collection |