A man in a small canoe next to the bank of the Ilha Jararaca near Belem, Brazil.

A man holding a large paddle in a small canoe named Iracy next to the bank of the Ilha Jararaca near Belem, Brazil. On the shore is a platform on stilts and on the platform are plants of various types in baskets, old tin cans and a wooden crate. 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: P92472
Type: Sheet film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Marine Photo Service
Date made: 1934-1939
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Waterline Collection
Measurements: Overall: 116 mm x 166 mm