Photograph of the launch of 'Menelaus' 2 at Scotts, Greenock, by Mrs. John Swire

Silver gelatin copy print from an original dated 1895. Photographer unknown. Image shows the launch of the 'Menelaus' 2, Blue Funnel Line, at Scotts, Greenock. Inscription on verso, Pictured L-R: James Henry Scott (J.S. & S. Ltd), unidentified, Alfred Holt, Charles C. Scott (Scotts S. & E. Co.), John Samuel Swire, Colin Scott (Roxburgh Colin Scott & Co.), small boy (unidentified), Mrs. Charles Scott, Mrs. John Scott, Mrs. J.S. Swire, John Scott (Scotts S. & E. Co.)