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Sweet May (1898) (Historic Photographic Negative)
Edith May (1906) (Historic Photographic Negative)
May Morn (1897) (Technical drawing)
Princess May (1893); Passenger vessel; Ferry (Half block model)
A slightly distant port bow view, taken from wide off the bow, of the bowsprit spritsail barge May (1891) under sail in the River Medway estuary, bound upriver. (Roll film negative)
A starboard bow view, taken from wide off the bow, of the staysail spritsail barge Edith May (1906) under sail in the River Medway, Kent. (Roll film negative)
A port side view, taken from just ahead of the beam, of the Lincoln smack Mermaid (1904) under sail in Gillingham Reach, River Medway, bound downriver at the start of a match. (Roll film negative)
A stern view of the spritsail barge Edith May (1906) under sail in the Thames Estuary off Southend, Essex. (Colour transparency)
A stern view of the spritsail barge Edith May (1906) under sail in the Thames Estuary off Southend, Essex. (Colour transparency)
A port bow view of the spritsail barge Edith May (1906) under sail in very light airs in the Thames Estuary during a barge match. (Colour transparency)
A close view of the stern of the spritsail barge Edith May (1906) in an unknown location. (Colour transparency)
A starboard bow view, taken from wide off the bow, of the staysail spritsail barge Edith May (1906) under sail in the River Medway, Kent. (Roll film negative)
A slightly distant port bow view, taken from fine off the bow, of the bowsprit spritsail barge May (1891) under sail racing during the 1981 Blackwater Match. (Roll film negative)
A port bow view of the bowsprit spritsail barge May (1891) under sail in Harwich harbour, Essex (Roll film negative)
A starboard side view, taken from just ahead of the beam, of the bowsprit spritsail barge May (1891) under sail on the River Medway, Kent. (Roll film negative)
A starboard near broadside view, taken from just ahead of the beam, of the bowsprit spritsail barge May (1891) under sail on the River Medway, Kent. (Roll film negative)
A port side view, taken from ahead of the beam, of the bowsprit spritsail barge May (1891) under sail in Gillingham Reach, River Medway. (Roll film negative)
A starboard near broadside view, taken from only just ahead of the beam, of the bowsprit spritsail barge May (1891) under sail on the River Medway, Kent. (Roll film negative)
A starboard quarter view of the bowsprit spritsail barge May (1891) under sail in the Thames Estuary. (Roll film negative)
Medal commemorating the Pilgrim Fathers tercentenary, 1920 (Medal)
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Medal commemorating the sailing of the 'Mayflower II', 1957 (Medal)
On the Mississippi. The Mayflower paddle steamer (Print)
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