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A slightly distant starboard side view, taken from well abaft the beam, of the spritsail barge Gladys (1901) under sail in the Thames Estuary. (Colour transparency)
Three spritsail barges under sail in the Thames Estuary off Southend, Essex (Colour transparency)
Three spritsail barges under sail in the Thames Estuary off Southend, Essex (Colour transparency)
A starboard bow view of the spritsail barge Gladys (1901) under sail in the Thames Estuary. (Roll film negative)
Port quarter views of the spritsail barges Scone (1919) and Victor (1895) under sail in the Thames Estuary during the Southend Barge Match. (Roll film negative)
A port side view, taken from abaft the beam, of spritsail barges under sail at the start of a barge match in the Thames Estuary. (Roll film negative)
A starboard broadside view of the bowsprit spritsail barge Gladys (1901) under sail in Harwich Harbour, Essex. (Roll film negative)
A slightly distant view of the bowsprit spritsail barges Gladys (1901) and Mirosa (1892) under sail in Harwich Harbour, Essex. (Roll film negative)
A port side view, taken from abaft the beam, of three spritsail barges and an oyster smack under sail at the start of a barge match in the Thames Estuary. (Roll film negative)
A distant starboard quarter view of the spritsail barges Gladys (1901) and Cabby (1928) under sail near the mouth of the River Medway, Kent, off the Isle of Grain. (Roll film negative)
A slightly distant starboard bow view, taken from wide off the bow, of the bowsprit spritsail barge Gladys (1901) at anchor in the River Medway, Kent. (Roll film negative)
The spritsail barges Scone (1919), Victor (1895) and Gladys (1901) under sail in the Thames Estuary during the Southend Barge Match. (Roll film negative)
A port side view, taken from well abaft the beam, of the spritsail barge Gladys (1901) under sail on the River Mersey off the Isle of Grain, Kent. (Roll film negative)
The spritsail barges Gladys (1901), Vigilant (1904) and Xylonite (1926) under sail in Gravesend Reach, River Thames, passing Tilbury bound down at the start of a barge match. (Roll film negative)
A port side view, taken from well abaft the beam, of three spritsail barges and an oyster smack under sail at the start of a barge match in the Thames Estuary. (Roll film negative)
Five spritsail barges under sail in Gravesend Reach, River Thames, passing Tilbury Landing Stage bound down at the start of a barge match. (Roll film negative)
A close starboard bow view of the bowsprit spritsail barge Gladys (1901) under sail in the Thames Estuary off Southend, Essex. (Roll film negative)
A distant starboard bow view, taken from fine off the bow, of the staysail spritsail barge Xylonite (1926) and the bowsprit barge Gladys (1901) under sail in the Thames Estuary. (Roll film negative)
A port quarter view, taken from wide off the stern, of three spritsail barges and an oyster smack under sail at the start of a barge match in the Thames Estuary. (Roll film negative)
A port quarter view of the bowsprit spritsail barge Gladys (1901) and the staysail spritsail barge Reminder (1929) under sail in Pinup Reach, River Medway. (Roll film negative)
A port side view, taken from well abaft the beam, of four spritsail barges and an oyster smack under sail at the start of a barge match in the Thames Estuary. (Roll film negative)
A port side view, taken from abaft the beam, of three spritsail barges under sail at the start of a barge match in the Thames Estuary. (Roll film negative)
A starboard bow view, taken from fine off the bow, of the bowsprit spritsail barge Gladys (1901) under sail in the Thames Estuary. (Roll film negative)
A slightly distant starboard side view, taken from abaft the beam, of the staysail spritsail barge Ena (1906) under sail in the River Medway estuary. (Roll film negative)
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