Historical information

The photograph is part of a series of three involving a small monkey on board the Fenris, probably picked up in Tenerife, where they had recently docked. It is unknown who actually took this photograph.

Significance

This is a photograph from the Allan Charles Quinn collection which is a collection of letters and photograph depicting aspects of life at sea for a young man in the era immediately following World War II.

Physical description

A black and white photograph of Allan Quinn sitting on the deck of a ship, holding a small monkey. The ship's rigging takes up the top half of the frame.

Inscriptions & markings

On reverse: YOURS TRULY / 24.4.49 handwritten in blue ink.