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Glass plate negative with two separate images of the vessels JOHN WILLIAMS and LOCH LONG
Glass plate negative with two separate images of the vessels JOHN WILLIAMS and LOCH LONG

Glass plate negative with two separate images of the vessels JOHN WILLIAMS and LOCH LONG

Datec 1900
Object numberANMS1092[088]
NameGlass plate negative
MediumEmulsion on glass
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Mr and Mrs Glassford
HistoryLOCH LONG was a three-masted clipper ship built in 1876 by J&G Thomson for the General Shipping Co. of Glasgow. The vessel was primarily engaged in the Australian wool trade until 1903 when it ran aground and was wrecked off the Chatham Islands. JOHN WILLIAMS was a missionary ship owned by the London Missionary Society (LMS). Seven ships operated under the name between 1844 and the 1970s, undertaking missionary work in the Pacific region. SignificanceRoderick Winchcombe Glassford had a long and varied maritime career during which he worked as a Passenger Superintendent with P&O and served with the Coast Artillery at South Head during WW2. The rich Glassford collection at the Australian National Maritime Museum provides a valuable record of Australian maritime history that includes books, images and archives.