Museum Photographs Record
Images
Metadata
Collection |
Robert Beatty Paterson Photograph Collection |
Catalogue Number |
P121 |
Title |
The Channel Fleet from the Esplanade, Greenock |
Date |
1885 |
Event |
Visit of the Channel Fleet to the Clyde 1885 |
Place |
Greenock/Inverclyde/Scotland/United Kingdom |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Medium |
Photographic Paper/Photographic Emulsion |
Processing Method |
Bromide Print |
Photographer |
Wilson, George Washington (1823-1893) |
Description |
Monochrome print on paper showing a view of Royal Navy Channel Fleet sailing down Firth of Clyde, the paddle steamers Benmore and Vivid in front. The Greenock Esplanade in the foreground. Inscribed 'The Channel Fleet, from the Esplanade, Greenock 5299 G.W.W.' |
Search Terms |
Barclay, Curle & Co. (1884-1968), shipbuilders, Glasgow Benmore, paddle steamer, 1876 Esplanade, Greenock Royal Navy Thomas B. Seath & Co. (1856-1903), shipbuilders, Rutherglen Vivid, paddle steamer, 1864 |