PHOTOGRAPHS : HARLAND & WOLFF COLLECTION

Title: Ship No. 405 Berbice
Object Name: Photograph; glass plate negative
Maker: Welch, Robert John (1859-1936); Harland and Wolff (Primary maker)
Welch, Robert John (1859-1936) (photographer)
Date Made: 07/1909
07/1909
Place Made: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Belfast
Belfast
Description: Photograph, Harland and Wolff glass plate negative. subject : First class smoke/alcove with wicker furniture. Ship No: 405. Name: Berbice. Type: Passenger/Cargo Ship. Tonnage: 2379. Launch: 6 May 1909. Delivery: 8 July 1909. Owner: Royal Mail Steam Packet Company.
Catalogue Number: HOYFM.HW.H1377
Copyright: Harland & Wolff Collection, National Museums NI

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