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Reference NoAHB/11/1/22
TitleAberdeen Harbour Board: Glass Plate Box 22, labelled Wick Harbour, Kirkwall, Orkney
DescriptionOriginally stored in wooden box, labelled "Wick Harbour, Kirkwall, Orkney".
Contains several images of Fisheries Cruiser "Freya", built by Hall Russell in 1904 for the Fishery Board of Scotland. Requisitioned by the Navy between 1914-1919.
Photographs estimated to date from c. 1909 by Catherine Nicol's daughter, Iris: slightly later date likely based on Robert Gordon Nicol's known visits to Orkney and Catherine's age.
Plate dimensions: 63 x 88 mm.
Datec. 1914
Extent33 glass plates
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