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1. The Woolwich Ferry pontoon after the collision of 1926.
*The Woolwich Ferry pontoon after the collision of 1926. The southern (Woolwich) pontoon of the Woolwich Ferry, used by passengers and vehicles to get on and off the ferry boats, damaged during a collision...
2. The P&O passenger office.
*The P&O passenger office. The facade of the Peninsular & Orient Steam Navigation Company's passenger office at 15 and 16 Cockspur Street, London SW1. From here, passengers...
3. The floods of 1953 in Canning Town.
*The floods of 1953 in Canning Town. These two women are at the Kier Hardie Estate, Canning Town. On the night of 31 January 1953, the east coast of England suffered one of the worst...
4. The Viceroy of India (1929) cruising in Northern waters.
*The Viceroy of India (1929) cruising in Northern waters. London was an important embarkation point for people taking a pleasure cruise. Cruises were the prerogative of the wealthy until fairly recent times...
5. The Empire Windrush.
*The Empire Windrush. The 'Empire Windrush' in 1948. In June of that year, she brought 492 Jamaican immigrants to Tilbury. They were the first of the many Caribbean...
6. The Golden Eagle passing below Tower Bridge.
*The Golden Eagle passing below Tower Bridge. Delighted children on board the General Steam Navigation Company's pleasure steamer 'Golden Eagle' (1909, 793 GRT) as she passes beneath Tower...
7. Zanzibar fishing craft (outriggers).
*Zanzibar fishing craft (outriggers). Swahili outriggers known as Ngalawa used for fishing over the shallow waters and reefs off Zanzibar.
8. Waiting to board the Rajula.
*Waiting to board the Rajula. Passengers being checked before boarding the British India Steam Navigation Company's 'Rajula' (1926, 8478 GRT), presumably at Madras. The 'Rajula'...
9. View of new Police Station, Romney Road and Naval College, Greenwich.
*View of new Police Station, Romney Road and Naval College, Greenwich. This postcard shows a view of what is now Greenwich's busiest road. On the back it reads: "Received your P.C. Hope you are having a good time, 3 only...
10. The Schwan (1907).
*The Schwan (1907). The Argo Line vessel 'Schwan' (1907) in 1934. Before World War I, the Argo Line ran a regular service between Bremen and Hamburg and London. The...
 
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