Glass negative of Castle Liner 'Downs Castle' in dry dock at Thames Ironworks

A glass photographic negative of the Castle Mail Packets Company liner 'Doune Castle', in dry docks at the Thames Ironworks, Blackwall, London, taken by Edgar Tarry Adams in October 1899.

The year after the photograph was taken Castle Mail Packets Company merged with Union Line to form Castle-Union Line. Adams' father had encouraged his interest in boats from childhood and so he regularly documented the construction and launching of ships

Details

Extent:
1 Glass Plate Negative
Identifier:
ETA/1/483
Access:
Open Access

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