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1967. Edinburgh students' Charities Week. Reference to the Torrey Canyon disaster.

1967. University of Edinburgh students' Charities Week (Rag Week) parade. The banner on the float, 'Sorrey Canyon', refers to the Torrey Canyon (the first oil supertanker) which ran aground in March 1967 between the Scilly Isles and Land's End causing a disastrous oil spill. The wreck was sunk by RAF bombing.

Date

Sun Jan 1st, 1967

Medium

35mm Negative

Reference Codes

A.66.003

Original Reference

A.1A.100

people

Richard Demarco

collections

Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh

tags

Places, Edinburgh, N/A, Institution, University of Edinburgh