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ROME in port

PH/05285/00

Object category: PHOTOGRAPH

Date made: 1880s

Shipping Line:

Material/medium: Black & White Negative

Dimensions:

  • overall: 4 5/8 in x 6 1/2 in

ROME (1881) and her sister CARTHAGE (1881) were the first P&O ships to put the second class passengers aft and the first class accommodation amidships.