Item 031 - Arthur Wait on HMS Ark Royal

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Identity area

Reference code

MT NAM MEM-0015AW-02-031

Title

Arthur Wait on HMS Ark Royal

Date(s)

  • 1965 (Creation)

Level of description

Item

Extent and medium

1 digital surrogate of photograph on paper

Context area

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Arthur Wait posing by one of the machine guns on board HMS Ark Royal. The photo was taken during Arthur Wait's naval service.

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Language of material

  • English

Language and script notes

On the reverse: ME. ON M/GUN H.M.S ARK ROYAL

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Technical Identification (original/physical copy): B&W; copy of a positive image on paper. Photographic Type: Gelatin silver print. Size and dimensions of the digital surrogate image: TIFF: 10.0 MB (10,515,884 bytes); JPEG: 1.70 MB (1,789,288 bytes);Read more

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Allied materials area

Existence and location of originals

Original found at Arthur Wait

Related units of description

Internal relationship: Related to Arthur Wait interview, ephemera and correspondence

Notes area

Note

The digital copy was created on 31/08/2017. Reproduction: scanning, Capture software: Canon 9000F Mark II

Note

Photographer: n/a; Location: n/a

Note

General Keywords: World War II, Second World War, Grandparents, Sailors, Malta (Senglea; Cottonera; Birzebbuga; Pretty Bay), The Royal Navy, Maltese sailors, British sailors, Withdrawal crisis, Languages, Retirement in Malta, De La Salle College, HMSRead more

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Dates of creation revision deletion

Date of cataloguing: 24/08/2018