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Transparency - June & Brian Foster on Deck of MV Georgic, Port Said, 22 May 1955
Reg. No: MM 99417
- Summary:
- Black and white transparency of June and Brian Foster standing on the deck of the MV Georgic, showing off their souvenir fez and handbag. It is one of a selection of nine transparencies taken from black and white photographs which document the migration and settlement experience of the Foster family when they migrated from England to Australia in 1955.
- Description:
- Black and white negative transparency.
- Description Of Content:
- Two children standing on a wooden deck with white railing. The boy is wearing a hat and sunglasses, and the girl is holding a handbag. Port Said can be seen in the distance.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Mrs Joan Gant, 2005
| Discipline: | History |
| Dimensions: | 37 mm (Height), 47 mm (Width) |
More information
| Tagged with: | immigration, assisted immigration, immigrant voyages, ten pound tourists, immigrant shipping, shipboard travel, shipping docks, immigration policies, english immigration, immigration selection, ports of call, migration schemes, tv studios |
| Themes this item is part of: | Migration Collection, Public Life & Institutions Collection, Foster Family, English Migrants, 1955 |
| Primary Classification: | MIGRATION |
| Secondary Classification: | Travel - Shipboard Life |
| Tertiary Classification: | images (to be classified) |
| Format: | Transparency: Black & White |
| Person Depicted: | June Foster, Port Said, Egypt, 22 May 1955 |
| Person Depicted: | Brian Foster, Port Said, Egypt, 22 May 1955 |
| Ship Depicted: | MV Georgic, Port Said, Egypt, 22 May 1955 |
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