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documentary artifact: photonegative, film
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water transport: cargo vessel: fruit ship
water transport: cargo vessel: general cargo vessel
water transport: cargo vessel: liner, cargo
water transport: cargo vessel: refrigerated carrier
water transport: passenger/cargo vessel: liner, cargo & passenger
water transport: passenger/cargo vessel: refrigerated carrier
water transport: service vessel: tug
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Polyester negative
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Grierson, Alec R.
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Gallions Reach
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Brasil Star (1947)
Duquesa (1949)
Hadji Agus Salim 1963
Indian Success 1958
Ionia (1960)
Ionic 1959
Jamaica Planter (1959)
Loch Loyal 1957
Masira 1957
Paraguay Star 1948
Plangent 1951
Plateau 1952
Platina 1952
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Cammell Laird & Co Ltd
Harland & Wolff Ltd
Henry Scarr Ltd.
Howaldtswerke Hamburg A.G.
Lithgows Ltd
R. & W. Hawthorn Leslie & Co. Ltd
Stocznia Szczecinska im A Warskiego
William Hamilton and Company Ltd
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The cargo liner Masirah (1957) entering London's King George V Dock from the lock, assisted by tugs. (Negative)
The general cargo/fruit ship Jamaica Planter (1959) and the tug Plateau (1952) in the Royal Albert Dock, London (Negative)
The general cargo ship Indian Success (1958) in the Royal Albert Dock, London. (Negative)
The cargo liner Hadji Agus Salim (1963) and the tug Plateau (1952) in the Royal Albert Dock, London (Negative)
The cargo liner Ionic (1959) and tug Plateau 1952) in King George V Dock, London (Negative)
The cargo liner Ionic (1959) and tug Plateau 1952) in King George V Dock, London (Negative)
The cargo liner Ionic (1959) and tug Plateau 1952) in King George V Dock, London (Negative)
The cargo liner Masirah (1957) entering London's King George V Dock from the lock, assisted by tugs. (Negative)
The cargo liner Loch Loyal (1957) and the tug Plateau (1952) in the King George V Dock, London (Negative)
The passenger/cargo liner Brasil Star (1947) in Gallions Reach, Woolwich, London. (Negative)
The passenger/cargo liner Brasil Star (1947) in the Royal Albert Dock Basin, London. (Negative)
The passenger/cargo liner Brasil Star (1947) leaving the Royal Albert Dock Basin, London. (Negative)
The cargo liner Duquesa (1949) with tugs in the Royal Victoria Dock, London. (Negative)
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