| Description | The majority of the photographs relate to 'The Wreck of the Rhone', and in particular, of a survivor of the shipwreck, a cabin boy called John Bailey.
The RMS Rhone was a steam packet ship, built in London in 1865. It sank off the coast of the Virgin Islands in October 1867, after being struck by strong winds. Of the 197 people on board only 24 survived. The wreck of the Rhone is now regarded as one of the world's most famous wreck dives.
The photographs of John Bailey consist of shots of Bailey, with often a drawn-on background. |