This marine study shows a sailboat sailing off towards the horizon on open water off the coast of Tilbury, England. It was taken by English amateur Ralph Rowland Rawkins 1874-1951. The following details for the print were supplied on a paper label for the club included within the portfolio:

Title: Off Tilbury
Date, and Time:  Sept. 1904
Camera, and Lens: ½ (?) Gear

Plate or FIlm: Plate
Exposure: 1/50th sec.
Process: Platinum C.C. 
Photographed by: R.R. Rawkins

A separate notebook included with The Hand Camera Postal Club, identified as Portfolio No. 7, with 20 mounted photographs from a roster of 12 members taken in the year 1904 gives the following two written comments for Off Tilbury by R.R. Rawkins, the Honorary Secretary for the club:

One of the “beauties” of this folio. Mr. Rawkins is always successful with veiled sun effects  –Jeannie Welford

Beautiful- for my mind the best in the folio..  –F.W.H. (F.W. Hawksworth)