Portrait of Frank Champlin, pattern maker for George Greenman & Co.

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Photograph; portrait of Frank Champlin; standing; handwritten on back "Frank Champlin/ Competent pattern maker for George Greenman & Co/ Shipbuilders and regarded as logical successor to/ carry on the business - Nephew of George, Thomas & Clark/ Greenman - His untimely death, evidently from Addisons disease/ robbed the firm of hope of further survival./ born 1830 - died Oct 8 - 1872 - age 42."