A portrait of John Laird, whose father established the Birkenhead Ironworks and Docks in 1824, constructed their first iron vessel in 1829. During the next 30 years they built some 300 ships for the USA, countries throughout the empire and the admiralty giving employment to 2-3,000 men. At the turn of the 20th century in became Cammell Laird. Birkenhead, Merseyside, England

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Size: 1800px × 2431px
Location: Liverpool. Merseyside, England
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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