Photographs of Arthur FitzGerald Cochrane (1888-1967)

Many years ago I was given two trunks that were found in the attic of a local house, one full of glass and film negatives and the other full of correspondence.  A large percentage of the negatives are navy related, as Arthur was a cadet in the Royal Navy at the time, and would rise to the rank of Commander.  He was the only child of William "Billy" Cochrane (1858-1929) and Evelyn Lamb (1858-1908), native Britons who were part owners of the Double C cattle ranch in Alberta, Canada, spending their summers in Alberta and winters in Britain.

Most of the negatives are 3 1/2 X 4 1/2 inches, with the largest being 5 X 7 inches.  The film negatives, which are the same size seem to date to 1913 and were taken during a honeymoon trip around Europe by car, but there are navy related film negatives as well.  Of particular interest are pics taken during the construction of the british battleship Dreadnought c1904-05, which I will post below.

The above image was stitched together from three separate negatives to make this stunning composite of the construction work on the Dreadnought.

In this image, you can just make out the name Dreadnought on the bow.

And in this image, we see her from the other side.