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A girl smiling, standing on wooden pier with streamers at her feet. There is a ship and a bay behind her. This photograph shows Vera Jones on Station Pier, 6 May 1954. She remembers this was 'very exciting!' Vera's friend Marina Fitch had just departed from Station Pier on the 'Orsova' to England. The SS 'Orsova' is in the background. The ship had come across from England and was now returning with passengers from Australia.
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Acquisition Information
Copied
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Place & Date Depicted
Station Pier, Port Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 06 May 1954
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Photographer
Unknown Source
The contributor thinks that the photographer was probably an unknown street photographer. -
Ship Depicted
SS Orsova (Steamship), Orient Steam Navigation Company Limited (Orient Line), 1954
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Individuals Identified
Jones, Vera
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Format
Digital file, TIFF, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Vera. Station pier 6/5/1954 'Orsova' England. Elizabeth Studio Steve Herzenyi Photographer Albany Court 6th Floor 230 Collins Street Melb Phone {Illegible}
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Image Dimensions
3 in (Width), 5 in (Height)
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