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Discharging deals and timber products at Russia Dock.
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| Discharging deals and timber products at Russia Dock. |
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| © National Maritime Museum, London |
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| Repro ID: P49085 |
| Description: Discharging deals, battens and boards from the SS 'Portos' at Russia Dock, Rotherhithe. Deal was a softwood timber that was imported to the Surrey Docks. The wooden planks were carried to storage sheds and timber piles by the deal porters, a highly skilled and physically fit group of dock workers. |
| Creator: Browne Collection |
| Date: 1930 |
| Credit line: National Maritime Museum, London | |
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