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Story: The voyage out

Steerage passengers eating dinner

Steerage passengers eating dinner

Here steerage passengers are portrayed eating dinner on board an emigrant ship of the 1850s. The trestle tables at which they are seated extend along the centre of the steerage space, while bunks line either side.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: A-109-054
Wood engraving

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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John Wilson. 'The voyage out', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 20-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/the-voyage-out/4/3