Three young divers in the rowing boat Dixie in Carlisle Bay, Bridgetown, Barbados.

Three young divers in a small rowing boat named Dixie in Carlisle Bay, Bridgetown, Barbados. The boat is occupied by two men and a woman who will dive for coins thrown for them by passengers on a passenger cruise ship at anchor or by people on the seaward end of the Aquatic Club pier. In the background, and out of focus, are a cargo ship, possibly belonging to Thos & Jas Harrison, and a single funnelled, two masted passenger cruise ship.

Object Details

ID: P90582
Type: Sheet film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Marine Photo Service
Date made: 1929-1939
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Waterline Collection
Measurements: Overall: 117 mm x 168 mm