1969 Falkland Islands (Malvinas). Stanley with Christchurch cathedral and the jetties of Stanley Harbour. seen from the hulk of Snow Squall, an American Clipper. Snow Squall was built in 1851 at Cape Elizabeth in Maine. USA and found shelter in Stanley Harbour in 1864 after storm damage trying to round Cape Horn. When we were there, the hulk of Snow Squall and two more old ships Egeria and the William Shand were built into the Public Jetty at the eastern end of Stanley waterfront. In 1987 marine conservators succeeded in recovering part of the Snow Squall hulk and transferring it to Maine Maritime Museum.

Thanks to John Smith, Stanley in 1969 for help with the description

Camera: Nikon F 35mm Single Lens Reflex with Nikkor 50 mm F 1.4 lens. Film - Kodak Kodachrome 25 1/125 second F5.6. Developed by Kodak, London. See Kodachrome in Art of Silver This photograph forms part of our Silver Print collection so it can be preserved

Negative - Falkland Islands Image FAC 0012 © Marion Morrison