Framed Photograph - Ebenezer James, Chaplain Mission to Seamen 1886 - 1901
From the Collection of Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands Victoria
- Description
- Black and white gloss print photograph of 19th Century bearded man ; new wood frame, cream window mount ; glazed with perspex, composition back board.
- Size
- Frame H 38 cm x w 31.5 cm D 2cm
- Attached Files
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- IEbenezer James headstone.doc (doc, 3.22 MB)
- Links
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- Object Registration
- 0707
- Keywords
- ebenezer james, chaplain, jack tar, crimping
- Historical information
- see makers comments above. Rev James was also Chaplain to the Naval Forces of Victoria until the time of Federation. The article featured in the Port Gazette seems to be a profile of James and his works and headline being: "Jack's Friend"
- When Made
- 2016
- Significance
- Rev Ebenezer James one of the early Chaplains based at the Mission to Seafarers. He ministered to and advocated on behalf of the seagoing fraternity both merchant and Naval forces and was an instrumental force in the stamping out of the practice of crimping and the exploitation of seafarers. He received and forwarded the letter from 22 sea captains (MTSV 0030 requesting the establishment of a Mission in the vicinity of the Australian Wharf. James' brother was an MLC and his daughter Britomarte is also noted with an entry in the ADB. The original clipping image of James is the only known existing image.
- Inscriptions & Markings
- Verso - Texta inscription catalogue number : MTSV 0707 also 2 Labels on backboard of frame one a barcode and one handwritten "EBENEZER JAMES / CHAPLAIN, MISSION TO SEAMEN (1886 - 1901)
- Last updated
- 3 Mar 2017 at 10:12AM
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