HMAT ORITA and Table Mountain
Date1919
Object number00028955
NamePostcard
MediumSilver gelatin print on paper
DimensionsOverall: 86 x 136 mm
ClassificationsPosters and postcards
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionDated 13 July 1919, this black and white photographic postcard depicts the Pacific Steam Navigation Company ship ORITA at Capetown in South Africa. Table Mountain makes a spectacular backdrop as ORITA is seen from starboard side. The ship was a troopship (HMAT ORITA) in World War I.
Allan Witt Edwards
1917