A street scene in Roseau on Dominica in the West Indies.

A street scene in Roseau on the island of Dominica in the West Indies. The photographer is on the third floor of a building looking across part of the town to the waterfront. The buildings have tiled or corrugated iron roofs. A projecting sign in the left foreground reads "The Savoy Entrance". A few people and a chicken are on the street. Anchored offshore and seen from ahead of her port beam is the Orient Line passenger cruise ship Orontes (1929) and she is displaying the flag N.

Object Details

ID: P91459
Type: Sheet film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Marine Photo Service
Vessels: Orontes (1929)
Date made: 1930-1939
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 116 mm x 166 mm