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Christmas card featuring drawing of RRS Discovery's wardroom DUNIH 2018.18

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Christmas card featuring drawing of RRS Discovery's wardroom

Card, Christmas card send by David Clayton to an unknown sender (possibly Dundee Heritage Trust), arrived at DHT 11th January 1996. Bears pen and ink sketch of RRS Discovery's wardroom during the Sea Scouts era. Part of Louis Bernacchi's (physicist on British National Antarctic Expedition 1901-1904) name can be seen on the cabin door. Back of card inscribed 'Wardroom cabin/ Royal Research Ship Discovery, 1950 David Clayton.

Number: DUNIH 2018.18
Name: Christmas card featuring drawing of RRS Discovery's wardroom
Date: 1950
Location: In Store