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PTA/2/4/1/31
Title
Colour postcard: Polytechnic Norway Cruises SY Ceylon
Date(s)
- 02-Aug-06 (Creation)
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1 piece, Postcard
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(fl.1884-1965)
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Colour postcard of the steam yacht 'Ceylon' with snow-capped mountains behind and sunrise.
Addressed to Mr & Mrs [William] Whitaker, Dark Lane, Mount Pleasant, Bartley, Yorkshire. Annotated on the front 'Record Passage. No one missed a meal. Weather Splendid. Sea Like a Pond. Arrived Stavanger Monday breakfast time. Sun blazing this morning. No chairs. It seems a regular dodge to pinch chairs [illegible...] cannot find any marked [illegible] Thanks for many kindly [illegible]. Mrs J joins in best wishes.' Stamped and postmarked.
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PTA/2/4/1/30
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See also PTA/2/4/1/37