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Facial for the giant liner Queen Elizabeth requires 30 tons of black and red paint to change her wartime mistgray to her peacetime colors at Southampt(...)
Facial for the giant liner Queen Elizabeth requires 30 tons of black and red paint to change her wartime mistgray to her peacetime colors at Southampt(...)

Facial for the giant liner Queen Elizabeth requires 30 tons of black and red paint to change her wartime mistgray to her peacetime colors at Southampt(...)

Date8/7/1946
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Original Toronto Star caption: Facial for the giant liner Queen Elizabeth requires 30 tons of black and red paint to change her wartime mistgray to her peacetime colors at Southampton; Eng. Soon to make her maiden trip as a passenger ship; the liner saw amazing service in the war during which she transported an entire division with battle equipment on each trip
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0014407F
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