On board the Cunard White Star Line passenger cruise ship Britannic (1930) leaving Pier 90 at West 50th Street, Hudson River, New York

On board the Cunard White Star Line passenger cruise ship Britannic (1930) leaving Pier 90 at West 50th Street, Hudson River, New York. The photographer is looking forward and to port showing a woman in a fur jacket standing by the ship's rail with festoons of ticker tape piled on the deck and blowing in the breeze. The cargo liner Agwiqueen (1944) is alongside the south side of Pier 92. The negative is in reverse and has to be printed emulsion side up.

Object Details

ID: P93793
Type: Sheet film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Marine Photo Service
Vessels: Britannic (1930); Agwiqueen (1944)
Date made: 1948-1949
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Waterline Collection
Measurements: Overall: 118 mm x 163 mm