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The passenger liner Great Britain (1843) at Brandon Warf, Bristol.. A rough cut salted paper print. A starboard quarter view of the passenger liner Great Britain (1844) dried out alongside the gas work’s Brandon Wharf at Canon’s Marsh, Bristo
April-May 1844
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Ships moored in the Bay of Baiae, near Naples. A whole plate size salted paper print. A view from an elevated position looking out to sea at the Bay of Baiae, Italy. The photograph may have been taken from the Roman ruins above the port. In the foregrou
Mid-late April 1846
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Henry Flack, Seaman, Royal Navy. An ambrotype photographic portrait. A three-quarter length portrait of Henry Flack, seaman, seated in a chair with his right hand clasped over his left resting between his thighs. He is wearing a dark long-tailed coat an
1850s
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Slaves in Zanzibar marketplace. Stereoscopic albumen print. Part of the Michael Graham-Stewart slavery collection. The Royal Geographical Society copy has further information in Grant's hand below the image. He states: 'Slave Market-place Zanzib
1860
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Stereoscopic view of slave market Zanzibar, 1860. Sterescopic non-matt salted paper print. Part of the Michael Graham-Stewart slavery collection. This and ZBA2602 came from James Grant's family album, since disbound, that contained the first photogra
1860
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Slaves on HMS 'London' (?). Albumen print photograph showing slaves rescued from Arab dhows on the deck of HMS 'London', the depot ship at Zanzibar.
1880
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Slave-girls. Suakim. Albumen print. Part of the Michael Graham-Stewart slavery collection (with another photograph on the reverse, 'The country near Suakim over which Graham's forces advanced to McNeil's zariba 22 March 1885. Front building
1885
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A Capture of Slaves made in Zanzibar in 1892 By H.M.S. S [Sphinx]. Silver gelatin print. See ZBA2621 for another version. Part of the Michael Graham-Stewart slavery collection.
1892
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Slaves rescued by HMS 'Philomel', April 1893, Many of the children received by the Universities Mission. Half-tone letter press postcard. Copyright UMCA, 1893. Part of the Michael Graham-Stewart slavery collection. This card is similar to ZBA261
1893
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Slaves rescued by HMS 'Philomel', April 1893, Many of the children received by the Universities Mission. Half-tone letterpress postcard. Copyright UMCA. Part of the Michael Graham-Stewart slavery collection. Inscribed: 'July 20th 1904'
1893
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Showing 33 slaves captured by the boats of the 'Racoon'. Albumen print photograph of thirty-three slaves captured by the boats of the 'Racoon'. The print is is inscribed: 'altogether during the years 1901.2.3.4. Nine craft were ca
1901
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'Reginald' aground near St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly. Photographic print, Gibsons of Scilly Shipwreck Collection. The crew of the 'Reginald' is sharing a meal while waiting for high tide. Taken by John Gibson.
1902
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The barque 'Glenbervie', aground on Lowland Point, near the Manacles, Lizard, Cornwall. Photographic print, Gibsons of Scilly Shipwreck Collection. The ship was laden with hundreds of barrels of whisky, brandy, and rum. Her general cargo also co
January 1902
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The ship 'Plympton', wrecked off St Agnes, Isles of Scilly. Photographic print, Gibsons of Scilly Shipwreck Collection. On 14 August 1909, the 'Plympton' sank after running on to Lethegus Rocks, off St. Warner Bay, St Agnes, Isles of S
August 1909
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The Norwegian ship 'Hansy' wrecked on Penolver Point, Lizard, Cornwall. Photographic print, Gibsons of Scilly Shipwreck Collection. 'Hansy' ran aground on the rocks after failing to tack in time. The ship was close enough for the Liza
November 1911
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'City of Cardiff' wreck, Land’s End, LSA rescue. Photographic print, Gibsons of Scilly Shipwreck Collection.
1912
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Collision view of the port side of the Oresund (1883), showing gap filled with bedding. Photographic print, Gibsons of Scilly Shipwreck Collection. In collision with the steam screw schooner B Kemeny (1899) on 28 april 1912. Pilot came on board and took
1912
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The Sennen Rocket Brigade rescuing crew from the steamship 'City of Cardiff', Land’s End. Photographic print, Gibsons of Scilly Shipwreck Collection.
1912
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Wreck of the 'Gothland' off the Isles of Scilly. Photographic print, Gibsons of Scilly Shipwreck Collection. This shows a detail of the torn keel of this Red Star Line ship, which ran on a rock in fog. The ship was on her way from Montreal with
June 1914
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. Wooden frame containing five photographs of representative compass cards collected for exhibition in Norway in 1949. 1. Two needles in form of a parallelogram, 17th & 18th Centuries. 2. Single flat needle as used in Dr.Knight's compass. 1750-17
1949
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. Wooden frame containing four photographs of three compasses of particular interest, collected for exhibition in Norway in 1949. Crew's Liquid Azimuth Compass 1813.ACO.151 Jenning's Insulated compass 1817 ACO.14 Card for Jenning's Compass
1949
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