The shipwreck of the Mataafa

Creator

McKenzie, Hugh, 1879-1957

Date

• November 28, 1905

Summary

• Ship: Mataafa (constructed 1899)
• No. 4 of 22. Glass plate of the wreck of the screw bulk freighter, Mataafa on November 28, 1905. A sailor attempts the perilous journey from the stern cabin to the pilothouse as huge waves break over the Mataafa. Inscribed 212 on tape. Circle scribed around man midships. Previously named Pennsylvania. Film sandwiched in glass. Glass cracked upper right. Taped edges, abrasions. Donor: Kenneth E. Thro Collection. (7 cm. x 17 cm.)