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Greenwich Hospital, No. 15 Cabin in Royal Charles Ward.
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| Greenwich Hospital, No. 15 Cabin in Royal Charles Ward. |
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| © National Maritime Museum, London |
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| Repro ID: H1637 |
| Description: A Greenwich pensioner reading in his room, number 15 cabin in the Royal Charles Ward of Greenwich Hospital. Literacy rates among seamen were high, as they often taught each other how to read during long periods of inactivity on board ships. |
| Creator: 'Illustrated London News' |
| Date: 22 April 1865 |
| Credit line: National Maritime Museum, London | |
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