Historical information

As the current Mission to Seafarers was originally called "The Missions to Seamen", this photograph shows an original flag with the Flying Angel Club logo on the front. The Flying Angel Club has been a universal environment for seafarers at every major port, and a place they can recognise as a place of respite from the seas.

Significance

This is an example of an original Missions to Seamen flag dated between... and ...

Physical description

Partially faded black and white photograph of The Missions to Seamen flag. The photograph has a white border, and the pictured flag reads "THE MISSIONS TO SEAMEN" with the Flying Angel logo in the centre.

Inscriptions & markings

On the reverse side of the photograph is a stamp which is positioned at the top right and is upside down; it reads "H353".


The photograph has discolouring around the edges (on both the front and reverse sides of the photograph), which is more extensive on the left side.
There is also a large tear to the bottom left of the photograph which has taken away part of the image.