Bon Voyage to the Queen Elizabeth 2

Photographers take pictures of a young female passenger during the QE2's first visit to New York City. The ship's maiden voyage to New York in 1969 took four days, 16 hours and 35 minutes.
Image by JP Laffont / Corbis

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A young female passenger is the focus of news photographers during the QE2's first visit to New York City. The ship's maiden voyage to New York in 1969 took 4 days, 16 hours and 35 minutes.

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