"Laura Janet" lifeboat being launched, St Annes on Sea

"Laura Janet" lifeboat being launched, St Annes on Sea
"Laura Janet" lifeboat being launched, St Annes on Sea
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231824
Reference identifier
NST20100928008
Title
"Laura Janet" lifeboat being launched, St Annes on Sea
Place
St Annes on Sea
General notes
"The 'Laura Janet' being launched on 15 June 1885, to take part in opening ceremonies of the pier. Posing for the photographer at East Bank Slade, the Laura Janet was the St Anne's lifeboat from which all thirteen crew were drowned when attempting the rescue of the Mexico."

The same photograph appears on p.232 of "St Anne's on the Sea: a history" (2008) by Peter Shakeshaft along with the above description.

This image is a copy taken from the collection of glass negatives in St Annes Library.
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Colour
Monochrome
Year of image
1885
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