Historical information

This photograph is one of a series taken by Allan Quinn while travelling through France in mid-1946. There are several letters relating to this journey.

Significance

This is a photograph from the Allan Charles Quinn collection which is a collection of letters and photograph depicting aspects of life at sea for a young man in the era immediately following World War II.

Physical description

A black and white photograph of the port at Rouen, France, taken on the 5th of June, 1949. There is a narrow white boarder around the image.

Inscriptions & markings

On reverse: PORT OF ROUEN / 5-6-49 handwritten in blue ink. Below this is the mark "ItI"in pencil.