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Royal Observatory Greenwich – postcard collection
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Estimated date
 1967–74
Publisher
 H.M.S.O. / National Maritime Museum
Publisher's title
 24-hour gate clock, Old Royal Observatory, National Maritime Museum. ...
Nominal size
 6.0 x 4.0 inches
Publisher/printer ref.
 Card No. 252
Website ref.
 PC0766
Links
 Other versions of the same image
Cards based on photographs taken on the same day

© Crown Copyright. Printed by Larkfield Printing Co. Ltd. Two different shots taken moments apart were published as postcards. Both have the same reference number. On this version, the woman is looking at the warder and five people can be seen in total. On the other version, there are just three figures and the woman is looking at the camera. Curiously, the clock shows exactly the same time in both.
 

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