Boats - Sailing - Ships
Jun. 06, 1957 - Flu Ship with British Servicemen and Familes on Board is placed Under Quarantine at Durban.: The 18, 036-ton British troopship Empire Orwell, who is on her way to Britain with 2, 000 troops and 250 women and children, arrived at Durban and was placed under strict quarantine because there several cases of Asian influenza aboard. Photo shows Men of the 15/19 Hussars, who are homeward bound after several years in Malaya, line the ship's rails and watch the activity on the quayside at Durban
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13182031
Media ID
46921733
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5628px x 4393px
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(c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans
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Editorial Use Only - No Property or Model Releases. For any non-editorial use, please contact Mary Evans direct
Source
Keystone Pictures USA
