SS Great Britain Returns to Bristol, 54 Years Ago Today

[tribulant_slideshow gallery_id=”4″]  Fifty-four years ago today, 100,000 people lined the banks of the River Avon in Bristol as the SS Great Britain returned to her birthplace. In the intervening years, the rusting hulk was meticulously restored to her former glory … Continue reading

SS Great Britain Returns to Bristol, 52 Years Ago Today

[tribulant_slideshow gallery_id=”4″]  Fifty-two years ago today, 100,000 people lined the banks of the River Avon in Bristol as the SS Great Britain returned to her birthplace. In the intervening years, the rusting hulk was meticulously restored to her former glory … Continue reading

SS Great Britain Returns to Bristol, 51 Years Ago Today

[tribulant_slideshow gallery_id=”4″]  Fifty-one years ago today, 100,000 people lined the banks of the River Avon in Bristol as the SS Great Britain returned to her birthplace. In the intervening years, the rusting hulk was meticulously restored to her former glory … Continue reading

Talbot’s Image of SS Great Britain — First Ship Photograph

Apparently, Monday was World Photography Day. In its honor, a bit belatedly, here is a photo of Brunel’s revolutionary ship, SS Great Britain, taken in 1844. Not only is it believed to be the first photograph of the Great Britain, but … Continue reading