SS FRESHFIELD Disaster - Letters from David Lawson on SS FRESHFIELD to his wife and sister, 1904/5; Photocopy of enquiry into the disaster; photographs.
Eight letters from David Lawson, Master, on SS FRESHFIELD to his wife and sister, 1904 to 1905. Photocopy of enquiry into the Freshfield Disaster, one loose photograph of James E. Purvis, 1st Engineer, and one framed photograph of David Lawson.
Record Details
| Item reference: | HSR/Z/49; MS1971/017 MSS/71/017 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Manuscript documents acquired singly by the Museum |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Date made: | 1904-1905 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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- Press cuttings and typescript article on the loss of the BRITANNIA, and related photographs, 1941. (manuscript) (HSR/Z/46)
- McClure Arctic Expedition. (manuscript) (HSR/Z/47)
- SS FRESHFIELD Disaster - Letters from David Lawson on SS FRESHFIELD to his wife and sister, 1904/5; Photocopy of enquiry into the disaster; photographs. (manuscript) (HSR/Z/49)
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