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The King took advantage of the trip to walk the deck, play shuffleboard, and to chat with the ship's officers, Lower, perhaps swapping yarns with them(...)
The King took advantage of the trip to walk the deck, play shuffleboard, and to chat with the ship's officers, Lower, perhaps swapping yarns with them(...)

The King took advantage of the trip to walk the deck, play shuffleboard, and to chat with the ship's officers, Lower, perhaps swapping yarns with them(...)

Date5/17/1939
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Original Toronto Star caption: The King took advantage of the trip to walk the deck; play shuffleboard; and to chat with the ship's officers; Lower; perhaps swapping yarns with them of his experiences at sea during naval training days and the Great War.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0122439F
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