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[C.P. R.M.S. Empress of Russia's antiaircraft guns firing at night in Bermuda] [unknown]

Description

Inscribed : "HA guns sometimes called antiaircraft firing during night exercises off Bermuda May 1935. Notice how the flash from the guns illuminates the ship, Walter". Taken perhaps by a sailor named Walter Spiller of the C.P. R.M.S. Empress of Russia while in Bermuda.

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Title
[C.P. R.M.S. Empress of Russia's antiaircraft guns firing at night in Bermuda]
Creator
[unknown]
Date Created
1935-05
Description
Inscribed : "HA guns sometimes called antiaircraft firing during night exercises off Bermuda May 1935. Notice how the flash from the guns illuminates the ship, Walter". Taken perhaps by a sailor named Walter Spiller of the C.P. R.M.S. Empress of Russia while in Bermuda.
Subject
Antiaircraft guns; Ocean liners
Genre
Photographs
Type
Still Image
File Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
CC-PH-02471; CC_PH_02471
Collection
Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung Collection
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. The Chung Collection. CC_PH_02471
Date Available
2015-11
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/
DOI
10.14288/1.0218463
Category
C.P.R. steamships
RBSCLocation
Box 14
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Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/