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Launch of ORIANA at Barrow-in-Furness
PH/06881/00
Object category: PHOTOGRAPH
Date made: 3rd November 1959
Maker: Keystone Press Agency Limited
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Material/medium: Black & White Print
Dimensions:
- overall: 7 1/2 in x 9 1/4 in
The launch of ORIANA at Vickers-Armstrong yard in Barrow-in-Furness. ORIANA was built in response to the growing demand for the emigrant trade to Australia.