Title
Mount's Bay, Cornwall. A woman and a boy survey the damage caused by the oil spill from the Torrey Canyon.
Description
Written on a typed note fixed to the back of the print:
'BRITAN'S BATTLE FOR THE BEACHES
Invasion of Britain 1967...A woman at Mount's Bay on the Cornish coast stoops to examine the tidemark caused by cruds of oil washing ashore from the crippled tanker Torrey canyon. In the background is St Michael's Mount, a noted holiday spot...but perhaps not this year.
Please acknowledge: Photograph by SERENA WADHAM'
'BRITAN'S BATTLE FOR THE BEACHES
Invasion of Britain 1967...A woman at Mount's Bay on the Cornish coast stoops to examine the tidemark caused by cruds of oil washing ashore from the crippled tanker Torrey canyon. In the background is St Michael's Mount, a noted holiday spot...but perhaps not this year.
Please acknowledge: Photograph by SERENA WADHAM'
Creator
Serena Wadham
Date
1967
Format
Silver Bromide Print
Type
Photograph
Identifier
SWA.EX.069
Coverage
Mount's Bay, Cornwall
Physical Dimensions
10x6¾ inches
Artist
Serena Wadham