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Story: Seafarers

Dressing up (2nd of 3)

Dressing up

There was plenty of entertainment on board, including dancing, singing, boxing and gambling, as well as practical jokes and general skylarking. These apprentices on the barque County of Pembroke are dressed up in kimonos (and incongruously smoking cigarettes).

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Museum of Wellington City and Sea

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Neill Atkinson. 'Seafarers', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 24-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/seafarers/3/3/2