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One of the most famous names in marine photography, Beken of Cowes, is up for sale for £5 million. The Beken photo archive has more than one million photos taken over three generations which go back to 1888.

Duke of Edinburgh off Cowes 1961

Round the Island Race 1959



The Susanne

Titanic leaving Southampton Waters

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