Floating derrick MONARCH hoisting piece of steamship AILSA, circa 1897
gelatin silver print
PHOTOGRAPHSMerritt-Chapman & Scott Corporation
circa 1897
paper
4-1/2 x 6-1/2 in.
Silver gelatin print in photograph album 1964.520 of Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corporation salvage operations; handwritten on album page "278" and "Monarch carrying piece of 'Ailsa'"; floating derrick MONARCH hoisting piece of steamship AILSA, circa 1897; see related photographs 1964.520.68-72
1964.520.72