1954 Press Photo Restoring Old Barge Made For A Queen

Restoring Old Barge Made For A Queen: Three men, David Chenoweth, Albert Smith and Albert Porter, a gilding expert, have been working for the past few months, restoring the Queen's Shallop, a Royal barge built by William 111 for his Queen Mary, in 1689. The work is now completed, and next year the barge will have it's new home at the National Maritime Museum, at Greenwich. Photo shows David Chenoweth (in the boat), and Albert Smith - who have both been engaged in boat-building for over 30 years - seen fixing the rudder and tiller on the Royal barge on which can be seen the Royal Cost, at the Charlton yards of William Cory & Son - Greenwich today.

Photo measures 8 x 10 inches.

Photo is dated 8-18-1954.



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