"Adolf Vinnen"
Hawke [photographer]
Category
Photographs
Date
Unknown
Materials
Measurements
88 x 139 mm
Place of origin
Helston
Order this imageCollection
Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 890432.26
Summary
A black and white photograph of the five-masted barque "Adolf Vinnen" off the Lizard February 1923 with only her stern and bows clear of the water. Photograph looks as though it has been taken in moonlight. 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
At bottom right of photograph: (in white) "Adolf Vinnen" / Lizard, Feb.1923 On reverse: (stamped) POSTCARD / PHOTO BY A.H.HAWKE, HELSTON.
Makers and roles
Hawke [photographer], photographer