Sujet

The 'Solent Queen' and 'Gracie Fields', Southsea, 1939. Creator: Cyril Murrell.

Légende

The 'Solent Queen' and 'Gracie Fields', Southsea, 1939. Both paddle steamers went to Dunkirk in 1940 and 'Gracie Fields' was sunk there.

Date

1939

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historic England

Notre référence

HRM24A42_296

Model release

Non

Property release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

66.6Mo (2.4Mo) / 46.3cm x 36.1cm / 5466 x 4259 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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