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Child's purse from SS Canberra (Purse)
Canberra (1961) turning off Ocean Dock, Southampton, assisted by the tug Brockenhurst (1964). (Roll film negative)
Cup
The passenger liner Canberra (1961) in Aden harbour (Colour transparency)
A starboard broadside view of the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company passenger liner and cruise ship Canberra (1961) under way in the Hudson River, New York. (Sheet film negative)
A publicity shot of two women and a man on board a motor launch which is passing the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company passenger liner Canberra (1961) at Lisbon. (Colour transparency)
A publicity shot of two women and a man on board a motor launch which is passing the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company passenger liner Canberra (1961) at Lisbon. (Colour transparency)
Seven ships lying idle at Southampton during the seaman's strike (Colour transparency)
A starboard bow view of the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company cargo liner Strathanna (1966) alongside a wharf in one of the Port of London docks. (Colour transparency)
The Canberra, P&O Line (Drawing)
The Type 12 frigate HMS Lowestoft (1960). On the quarterdeck looking forward. (Sheet film negative)
Two pastry chefs displaying their decorative cakes and pastries on board the passenger liner Canberra (1961) while berthed in an unidentified port. (Roll film negative)
A pastry chef setting up a display of decorative cakes and pastries on board the passenger liner Canberra (1961) while berthed in an unidentified port. (Roll film negative)
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A distant starboard broadside view of the ocean liner Canberra (1961) taken from the wheelhouse on the container ship Nedlloyd Maretania (1977) at sea (Colour transparency)
The mast and forward superstructure of the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company passenger liner Canberra (1961). (Colour transparency)
A stern view of the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company passenger liner Canberra (1961) alongside a berth in the Western Docks at Southampton. (Colour transparency)
The first class bureau on the Promenade Deck on board the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company passenger liner Canberra (1961). (Colour transparency)
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