"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 890432.30
Summary
A black and white photograph showing the "Adolf Vinnen" which sank off the Lizard February 1923. The masts have broken away and the ship is almost submerged and is breaking up. 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.
Makers and roles
Hawke [photographer], photographer