Item 066 - Skylarking at HMS Raleigh

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MT NAM MEM-0015AW-02-066

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Skylarking at HMS Raleigh

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  • c. 1958 (Creation)

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1 digital surrogate of photograph on paper

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Arthur Wait (lying on grass) play-fights with four of his fellow naval recruits at HMS Raleigh. The photo was taken during Arthur Wait's naval training.

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  • Ingliż

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    On the reverse: This photo was taken when me and my friends were skylarking on the grass, and as you can see they were trying to twist my leg but I was too strong for them. ME. H.M.S. RALEIGH. CLASS 206 FROBISHER DIV.

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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: 20.0 MB (20,972,876 bytes); JPEG: 3.43 MB (3,597,684 bytes); 3320 x 2104 pixels; 24 bit depth; Resolution: 600 DPI

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    Original found at Arthur Wait

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

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    The digital copy was created on 07/03/2018. Reproduction: scanning, Capture software: Canon 9000F Mark II

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    Photographer: n/a; Location: UK; Site: HMS Raleigh, Torpoint, Cornwall

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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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    Dates of creation revision deletion

    Date of cataloguing: 12/09/2018

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