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Humphrey Jennings’ “Farewell Topsails” 1937

Posted on March 16, 2016 by Rick SpilmanMarch 10, 2016

Farewell TopsailsĀ is a short film about the last topsail schooners in the British china clay trade. Remarkably for a film made in 1937, the short is in color, using the Dufaycolor process. The film was made by Humphrey Jennings who … Continue reading →

Posted in Lore of the Sea, Ships | Tagged Farewell Topsails, Humphrey Jennings, topsail schooners
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