Shipping at Cardiff
Photographs from the Hansen Collection
$34.03
- Hardcover
120 pages
- Release Date
7 October 2013
Summary
One of the greatest treasures in the archives of the Welsh Industrial and Maritime Museum is the Hansen Collection, consisting of over 4500 negatives of shipping taken at Cardiff Docks between 1920 and 1975. Lars Peter Hansen, a native of Copenhagen, settled in Cardiff in 1891 and he and his third son Leslie established a photographic business in the docks; taking pictures of ships for sale to seamen and shipowners was an important part of their business. Following the retirement of Leslie…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780708326466 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0708326463 |
| Author: | David Jenkins |
| Publisher: | University of Wales Press |
| Imprint: | University of Wales Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 120 |
| Release Date: | 7 October 2013 |
| Weight: | 544g |
| Dimensions: | 246mm x 189mm |
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About The Author
David Jenkins
David Jenkins has served as secretary to the Cardiff and Bristol Channel Incorporated Shipowners’ Association since 1989. He is the author of numerous books and articles on aspects of Welsh maritime and transport history.
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