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Glen Avon (1912); Cardiff, Glamorganshire (Glass photonegative)
Avon (1880); Vine (1846); Liverpool, Lancashire (Merseyside) (Glass photonegative)
The Wasp and Avon Castilian Tartarus Avon Wasp Rapid (Print)
Avondale (1950) (Negative)
Avon Venturer (1931) (Negative)
Avonfield (1953) (Negative)
Avonfield (1953) (Negative)
Avonmoor (1943) (Negative)
Avonfield (1953) (Negative)
Avondale (1950) (Negative)
Avonmoor (1943) (Negative)
Avon (1896) (Negative)
Avonmoor (1943) (Negative)
Avondale Park (1944) (Historic Photographic Negative)
Loading packages of plywood into the hold of the motor coasting vessel Sea Avon (1977) alongside a quayside in Busan (previously known as Pusan), South Korea (Colour transparency)
Looking down into the hold on board the motor coasting vessel Sea Avon (1977) while berthed at a quayside in Busan (previously known as Pusan), South Korea (Colour transparency)
The waterfront at Sete, France, taken from on board the motor coaster Sea Avon (1977) (Colour transparency)
Looking forward from the bridge on board the motor coasting vessel Sea Avon (1977) under way in the Indian Ocean (Colour transparency)
A close view of the starboard side of the stern of the motor coasting vessel Sea Avon (1977), berthed at a quayside in Busan (previously known as Pusan), South Korea (Colour transparency)
Looking forward from the superstructure on board of the motor coasting vessel Sea Avon (1977) under way in heavy weather in the East China Sea (Colour transparency)
A view of Raffles Lighthouse on Coney Islet and Senang Island, Singapore, taken from on board the motor coasting vessel Sea Avon (1977) (Colour transparency)
Avon (1956); Frome (1956) (Technical drawing)
Contract for Avon (1805) (Manuscript)
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