Item 015 - Leaving Malta

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Identity area

Reference code

MT NAM MEM-0015AW-02-015

Title

Leaving Malta

Date(s)

  • 18/11/1956 (Creation)

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Item

Extent and medium

1 digital surrogate of photograph on paper

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Scope and content

Arthur Wait, Aunty Jenny, Uncle Lorry and Cousin Annette at RAF Luqa on 18/11/1956. The photo was taken just before Arthur Wait flew to the UK for training after joining the Royal Navy.

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Technical Identification (original/physical copy): B&W; positive; paper print. Photographic Type: Gelatin silver print. Size and dimensions of the digital surrogate image: TIFF: 5.03 MB (5,274,876 bytes); JPEG: 1.27 MB (1,337,326 bytes); 1098 x 1600Read more

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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: Malta; Site: RAF Luqa

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: 24/07/2018