"Minnehaha"
Gibson & Sons
Category
Photographs
Date
Unknown
Materials
Measurements
86 x 136 mm
Place of origin
Penzance
Order this imageCollection
Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 890432.24
Summary
A black and white photograph of the liner, "Minnehaha", which ran aground on rocks on Bryher, Isles of Scilly on 18 April 1910. She remained there until 13 May when tugs managed to pull her off the rocks.Contained in a brown photograph album containing sixty three black and white photographs, nearly all labelled, of Cornish wrecks 1890 - 1935.
Provenance
A gift of Miss R.M. Phillips, Penzance, who also gave other nautical memorabilia to the National Trust.
Marks and inscriptions
Bottom of photograph: (in white) "Minnehaha" 270 Across bottom right of photograph: (indented) Gibson & Sons (underlined) / PENZANCE / & SCILLY ISLES
Makers and roles
Gibson & Sons, photographer