Transferring stems of bananas from railway wagons to a ship on a finger pier at Kingston, Jamaica

Local men and women transferring stems of bananas from railway wagons to a fruit ship on a finger pier at Kingston, Jamaica. The stems are carried from the wagons to a series of platforms suspended on the ship's side and are then passed up a line of men onto the ship. The identification of the ship is not known.

Object Details

ID: P92428
Type: Sheet film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Marine Photo Service
Date made: 1928-1939
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 117 mm x 167 mm