Historical information

Early 20th C. image of crew members on board ship. It is thought that the basins were used to collect their meals as a way of ensuring minimum spillage when the vessel was under way.

Significance

The Barque Crocodile out of Liverpool is documented in an Annual report as donating 15 shillings and sixpence from the crew towards the building fund for the Mission Building. This image may well depict some of those crew members who 'chipped in'.

Physical description

Small monochrome photograph (faded) depicting small group of seamen aboard the Barque Crocodile performing chores.

Inscriptions & markings

Hanwritten in pencil on verso: 12