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| Caption | King George VI of the United Kingdom inspecting trawler men & naval personnel at Lyness, Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, 8 Jun 1942 ww2dbase | ||||||||
| WW2-Era Location Name | Scapa Flow, Scotland, United Kingdom | ||||||||
| Date | 8 Jun 1942 | ||||||||
| Photographer | Reginald Coote | ||||||||
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| Source | ww2dbaseImperial War Museum | ||||||||
| Link to Source | Link | ||||||||
| Identification Code | A 8759 | ||||||||
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| Licensing | According to the United Kingdom National Archives, Crown copyright material that has been created prior to 1 Jun 1957 is considered to be in the public domain. Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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| Added By | David Stubblebine | ||||||||
| Photo Size | 1,705 x 973 pixels | ||||||||
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