On board a passenger cruise ship passing through the Queen Emma pontoon swing bridge across Santa Anna Bay, Willemstad, Curacao. The photographer is looking east to the Punda district. Motor launches are alongside the Punda quay. The buildings fronting the bay include the premises of the Club De Gezelligheid, Julius L. Penna & Sons, the Hollandsche Bank and Tischer & Co. Banners across the street read 'The Yellow House' and 'El Louvre'. The building in the cetnre has Douane at first floor level and Boekhandel - Bookshop - Libreria over the ground floor windows. The north west wall of Fort Amsterdam is on the right and a sing on the wall reads 'Verboden te ankeren kabels'.