Historical information
The photograph shows how equipment was set up for work to be done on ships while they are in drydocks.
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
Black and white photograph of the stern of the ship "Mongabarra" while in drydocks. There are six ladders arranged in front of the ship, in preparation for workers. The photograph has a narrow boarder of white on all four sides.
Subjects
References
- Mission to Seafarers The photograph can be seen during the exhibition, Letters From Abroad, in this documentary filmed by Sarah O'Regan in 2012.
