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Actions Displays	Details Remove from selection Add to selection Object number COLEM:1999.82.57 Institution name Colchester Collections Object name photograph, b/w photograph Description Photograph of the boat, Gay Viking. Presumably powered by a Paxman engine. Davey, Paxman and Co Ltd. Taken in 1946.The object has been identified as part of the LGBT+ collections as the subject was named "Gay Viking". Although gay in this context was used to mean happy, we know that Vikings would have had same sex relationships. In fact, in Norse mythology, male characters such as Odin (the king of the gods) had relationships with men. Creator Paxman and Co Ltd Davey Production date 1946-10-30 Production period 20th Century Subject industry, object, engineering, boat Material photographic material Tags Comments Add tag(s) Add comment

Object number

COLEM:1999.82.57
Institution name

Colchester Collections
Object name

photograph, b/w photograph
Description

Photograph of the boat, Gay Viking. Presumably powered by a Paxman engine. Davey, Paxman and Co Ltd. Taken in 1946.The object has been identified as part of the LGBT+ collections as the subject was named "Gay Viking". Although gay in this context was used to mean happy, we know that Vikings would have had same sex relationships. In fact, in Norse mythology, male characters such as Odin (the king of the gods) had relationships with men.
Creator

Paxman and Co Ltd Davey
Production date

1946-10-30
Production period

20th Century
Subject

industry, object, engineering, boat
Material

photographic material

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