"Adolf Vinnen", Lizard, Feb.9.'23
Hawke [photographer]
Category
Photographs
Date
Unknown
Materials
Measurements
87 x 139 mm
Place of origin
Helston
Order this imageCollection
Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 890432.29
Summary
A black and white photograph showing a man being helped up the cliff having been rescued from the "Adolf Vinnen" which sank off the Lizard February 1923. 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
Across bottom of photograph: (in white) "Adolf Vinnen" Lizard, Feb. 9. '23. HAWKE, Helston. On reverse: (handwritten in black ink) Bringing one of the / crew up the cliff
Makers and roles
Hawke [photographer], photographer