The tug Parreiros Horta (1908) passing a building on stilts on the Ilha Jararaca near Belem, Brazil

A slightly distant starboard side view, taken from only just ahead of the beam, of the steam tug Parreiros Horta (1908) under way on the River Amazon passing a building on stilts on the bank of the Ilha Jararaca near Belem, Brazil. The tug has F437 painted on the bow. The photographer is on a cruise on the Swedish passenger cruise ship Kungsholm (1928). The settlement is shown in negatives numbers P90293, P90300 and P92463 to P92478 inclusive and is variously recorded as Jaracaras and Jararacas.

Object Details

ID: P92463
Type: Sheet film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Marine Photo Service
Vessels: Parreiros Horta (1908)
Date made: 1934-1939
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Waterline Collection
Measurements: Overall: 116 mm x 166 mm