Historical information
This is one photograph from the Allan Charles Quinn collection. Allan worked on the Goonawarra during 1946 working between Sydney, Melbourne, Palmyro Island, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Panama Canal, Falmouth, Le Havre and Goteborg.
Significance
The Allan Charles Quinn collection is a collection of photographs and letters that provide a very intimate portrait of life at sea for a young man in the period following World War II.
Physical description
Sepia toned photograph of bow view of Goonawarra including anchor ropes and nets hanging from the side.
Inscriptions & markings
Black ink on reverse: Bow view of Goonawarra/ in Melbourne/ discharging oil from/ Long Beach/ 13 Jan 1946
