Historical information

In the Sydney Morning Herald, Tuesday 27 April 1937, page 12:
"The C. B. Pedersen was built in 1891. It has visited Australia several times, the most recent occasion having been in 1935, when It was anchored in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, for several weeks, awaiting a suitable cargo. At length the master, (Captain Hjalmar Dahlström) announced that, as no cargo could be obtained he would be prepared to carry passengers in a voyage to Gothenburg, via Torres Strait. Eight persons, including three women and a small boy were accepted as passengers, and signed on as members of the crew at salaries of 1/ a month". Artist Violet Teague was one of the passengers. She painted during the voyage and exhibited her work in 1938.

Built in 1891 the C.B Pedersen, a four-masted steel barque (2142 tons) was used as a training Barque. The ship foundered in April 1937, the crew was saved.

Several photographs of the C.B. Pedersen taken by the same studio are held at the State Library of Victoria.

Significance

see links above

Physical description

Black and white photograph depicting two sailors in attire on the deck of a ship.

Inscriptions & markings

verso in Black ink; Photographic studio stamp