Bronze Age Gold from Wales
Roath Dock, Cardiff, negative
Ore Wharf (Dowlais Wharf), Roath Dock, Cardiff. The Norwegian-owned S.S. OTTA is discharging a cargo of iron ore into steel hopper wagons for East Moors Works and into wooden Rhymney Railway wagons for Dowlais Works. Three shunting horses stand in the middle distance. The stack of flat-bottom rails on the left, probably rolled at Dowlais Works, are awaiting export.
Steel screw schooner 3238 tons. Built 1899 by J. Priestman, Sunderland. Owned until 1926 by L.W. Hansen and registered Bergen, Norway. Sold and renamed S.S. LABRADOR in 1926.
Collection Area
Industry
Item Number
2012.13/1
Creation/Production
unknown
Date: 1910 (circa)
Acquisition
Collected officially, 28/2/2012
Measurements
Length
(mm): 252
Width
(mm): 303
Techniques
gelatin dry plate glass negative
glass negative
negative
Material
glass
Location
In store
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