River ferry on the Thames, London
Date
15 November 1956
Creator
George Hemmen (1926, British) , Photographer
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Dimensions
width (negative (photographic film)): 35mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Landscape view showing a river ferry on the Thames with well-wishers on deck seeing off the MS Magga Dan as it set sail from Butlers Wharf.
The main party for the Royal Society International Geophysical Year Antarctic Expedition and the main party of the Commonwealth Trans Antarctic Expedition set sail for Antarctica from Butlers Wharf, London on the 15 November 1956.
The main party for the Royal Society International Geophysical Year Antarctic Expedition and the main party of the Commonwealth Trans Antarctic Expedition set sail for Antarctica from Butlers Wharf, London on the 15 November 1956.
Object history
From a set of photographic negatives taken by George Hemmen, former Expedition’s Officer for the Royal Society and who was originally appointed as Stores Officer by the Falkland Island Dependencies Survey (FIDS) to organise the International Geophysical Year Antarctic Expedition on behalf of the Royal Society.
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