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an heirloom or family treasure

This is a page from a book my father was given for a school trip he went on when he was 12 in July 1930. All the drawings in the book were made by the schoolteachers, and it looks they used a Gestetner machine to produce it - with these ships' liveries coloured in by hand by the staff.
He lived in London and travelled down to Southampton where he was based for two weeks. This would have been his first time away from home and also the longest he had ever been away in one go. I'm sure this trip was so memorable for him and that is why he kept it.
In the diary section of the book, he says he saw the Duke of York in Portsmouth - less than seven years later he became King George VI.


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LynnH01-May-2017 16:41
What a cool treasure this is.
Yvonne01-May-2017 03:08
What a wonderful heirloom, one to treasure, and loved reading your
story Ray! v
Jola Dziubinska29-Apr-2017 18:47
What a great family treasure, Ray! V.
Chris29-Apr-2017 05:44
Wonderful that the album and diary have been looked after so well, a great thing for you to keep.
carol j. phipps29-Apr-2017 02:53
Heart-warming on several levels.
jeanb29-Apr-2017 01:23
Wonderful heirloom.
Timothy Guenther29-Apr-2017 01:15
Great piece of history!
laine27-Apr-2017 18:26
What a lot of effort went into making it a memorable event....lovely that you have it still.
Walter Otto Koenig27-Apr-2017 14:27
A wonderful family treasure for a variety of reasons.
joseantonio27-Apr-2017 12:18
such an interesting piece of history