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A bow view of the single masted lug-rigged dinghy Sandpiper (1899) alongside the wreck of the steamship Patria (1894) in The Downs, Kent. (Glass plate negative)
A yacht, a dinghy and a wooden hut, all owned by Edgar Tarry Adams, on the beach at Walmer, Kent. (Glass plate negative)
A bow view of the single masted dinghies Sandpiper (1899) and Isabel Adams (Fl. 1890) drawn up on the beach at Walmer, Kent. (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant starboard side view, taken from ahead of the beam, of the lug rigged yacht Sandpiper (1899) under sail in The Downs. (Glass plate negative)
A port bow view of the lug rigged dinghy Sandpiper (1899) being hauled up the beach at Walmer, Kent. (Glass plate negative)
A distant port side view, taken from well ahead of the beam, of the lug rigged yacht Sandpiper (1899) launching stern first from the beach at Walmer, Kent. (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant starboard bow view, taken from fine off the bow, of the lug rigged yacht Sandpiper (1899) being christened on the beach at Walmer, Kent. (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant starboard bow view of the lug rigged yacht Sandpiper (1899) under sail approaching the shore at Walmer, Kent. (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant starboard bow view of the lug rigged yacht Sandpiper (1899) under sail approaching the beach at Walmer, Kent. (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant port bow view of the lug rigged yacht Sandpiper (1899) on the shingle beach at Walmer, Kent, with her lug sail hoisted to dry. (Glass plate negative)
A portrait of Francis Norris Adams at the helm of the lug rigged yacht Sandpiper (1899) while under sail in The Downs. (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant port bow view of the lug rigged yacht Sandpiper (1899) under sail in The Downs. (Glass plate negative)
A distant starboard quarter view of the lug rigged yacht Sandpiper (1899) under sail in The Downs, Kent. (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant bow view of the lug rigged dinghy Sandpiper (1899) under sail about to beach at Walmer, Kent. (Glass plate negative)
Three of the Adams family children on board the lug rigged yacht Sandpiper (1899) while under sail in The Downs. (Glass plate negative)
Looking forward on board the lug rigged dinghy Sandpiper (1899) while sailing in The Downs. (Glass plate negative)
A port side view, taken from ahead of the beam, of the lug rigged yacht Sandpiper (1899) under sail in The Downs. (Glass plate negative)
A port bow view of the lug rigged yacht Sandpiper (1899) under sail in The Downs. (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant starboard side view, taken from well abaft the beam, of the lug rigged yacht Sandpiper (1899) under sail in The Downs. (Glass plate negative)
A port beam view of the lug rigged yacht Sandpiper (1899) at anchor in The Downs on a fishing trip. (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant port bow view of the lug rigged yacht Sandpiper (1899) under sail in The Downs heading for the beach at Walmer, Kent. (Glass plate negative)
A portrait of Edgar Tarry Adams sitting at the tiller of his new yacht Sandpiper (1899) on the beach at Walmer, Kent. (Glass plate negative)
A starboard bow view of the lug rigged yacht Sandpiper (1899) on the beach at Walmer, Kent. (Glass plate negative)
A starboard bow view of the hull of the lug-rigged yacht Sandpiper (1899) under construction in Bristow's boat shop at North Deal, Kent. (Glass plate negative)
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