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KAISAR-I-HIND in Suez Canal
PH/02072/00
Object category: PHOTOGRAPH
Maker: ZANZAKI
Shipping Line:
Material/medium: Black & White Negative
Dimensions:
- overall: 5 in x 7 in
KAISAR-I-HIND (1878) was the first P&O ship fitted with refrigerating machinery. Her name, meaning ‘Empress of India’, was given to mark Queen Victoria’s adoption of that title in 1877.