1017, BDB 86/1/310 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
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no.1017
Walney Passenger Ferry, The Swift
Pre 1908
Cracked negative showing a crowded steam boat ferry with the name clear on the side. All fifty passengers are men and boys mostly wearing flat caps. Ferryman standing at stern with walrus moustache. Looking across the channel where lots of small sailing and rowing boats moored. Vickerstown County Primary School over on Walney.
Location: | Barrow Island Ward, Barrow-in-Furness | Cumbria Archives Reference: | BDB 86/1/310 |
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Sankey Number: | 1017 |