orizaba

The 'Orizaba' is an old Flickr favourite. Not sure of the relevance here yet ...

"1887" - Crikey, that's an oldie and a goodie! I wonder if it was a slip-of-the-pen for 1888? Very easy to do at the start of the year. There are multiple articles about the ORIZABA as Flagship for the Centennial Regatta in 1888 (on 27 January), but none for 1887. Hmmm ...

beachcomber australia Indeed, I researched it to make sure because our records had 1887 as well. But IBERIA was flagship that year, so yes, your suggestion that it was mislabelled is more likely. And yes, I think we've all made that mistake eh? :P But thanks for pointing out the inscription, I hadn't noticed it!

Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons Just found another faint inscription including CENTENNIAL, see note bottom left.

The ferry is Wallaby

beachcomber australia MV Baragoola Thanks you two! We have entered these details into our database records :)

Rear of San José de Gracia convent and church and La Soledad Church from Orizaba River, aproximately from where today there's a bridge over the river and continues Avenida Poniente 3. The bell towers seen on the left middle ground are those of La Soledad Church (first Franciscan church in Orizaba, 1739-1742 and third Catholic temple in Orizaba, which first name was Santuario de Nuestro Señor de Otatitlán). The photo was aproximately taken from the site where Orizaba City Hall today is found in the north edge of Orizaba River. See how this place looks today in www.flickr.com/photos/jesusduarte/39784126020/in/datepost... Según cédula del rey Carlos IV de España del 17 de Septiembre de 1797 y siguiendo los planos trazados por el arquitecto valenciano D. Manuel Tolsá, los frailes franciscanos llegados a Orizaba Antigua por segunda vez en 1793, ordenaron la construcción de este templo.