Picture No | 10219417 |
Date | 1852 |
Description | Departure of the Emigrant Ship 'Lizzie Webber', 1852 |
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The two-masted emigrant ship, 'Lizzie Webber', leaving Sunderland for Australia. This was the first emigrant ship to make that passage. The image shows small boats and a steam tug sailing in the foreground and, on the shore, hundreds of people bidding farewell.
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Source | The Illustrated London News, 14 August 1852, page 105 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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