Title
Oiled Gannets rescued from the sea after the Torrey Canyon disaster 20 miles off Land's End, March 1967
Description
Typed label attached to the back of the print:
BRITAIN'S BATTLE FOR THE BEACHES
Victims of the oil slicks. Three gannets, normally a dazzling white, that were rescued from the sea after the tanker Torrey Canyon, laden with 120,000 tons of crude oil, ran aground on the Seven Stones reef, 20 miles off Land's End.
Please acknowledge : Photograph by SERENA WADHAM
BRITAIN'S BATTLE FOR THE BEACHES
Victims of the oil slicks. Three gannets, normally a dazzling white, that were rescued from the sea after the tanker Torrey Canyon, laden with 120,000 tons of crude oil, ran aground on the Seven Stones reef, 20 miles off Land's End.
Please acknowledge : Photograph by SERENA WADHAM
Creator
Serena Wadham
Date
1967-03
Format
Silver Bromide Print
Type
Photograph
Identifier
SWA.EX.053
Coverage
West Cornwall
Physical Dimensions
9½x8 inches
Artist
Serena Wadham