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KAISAR-I-HIND in Suez Canal

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.