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- 1966 (Creation)
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1 photograph on paper; 1 digital surrogate of photograph on paper
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Seamen onboard HMS Ark Royal receiving the beer transfer. The photo was taken during Arthur Wait's naval service.
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- English
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On the reverse: 1966 GETTING THE BEER TRANSFER AT SEA TO. H.M.S. ARK ROYAL
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Technical Identification (original/physical copy): B&W; positive; paper print. Photographic Type: Gelatin silver print. Dimensions of photographic prints: Landscape 9.7 x 12 cm. Condition of photographic print: Good. Size and dimensions of the digital surrogate image: TIFF: 18.6 MB (19,567,180 bytes); JPEG: 3.31 MB (3,480,168 bytes); 2848 x 2288 pixels; 24 bit depth; Resolution: 600 DPI
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Original found at the National Archives of Malta
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Internal relationship: Related to Arthur Wait interview, ephemera and correspondence
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The digital copy was created on 12/04/2018. Reproduction: scanning, Capture software: Canon 9000F Mark II
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Photographer: n/a; Location: HMS Ark Royal
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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, HMS Ausonia, HMS Belfast, Strait Street, Dom Mintoff, Lord Carrington
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Date of cataloguing: 07/09/2018