The eastern district of Valletta and the Barriera (Quarry) Wharf, Malta

The eastern district of Valletta, Malta. The photographer is in the Upper Barracca Gardens looking north-east showing the Victoria Gate on the left. A line of flat-roofed commercial premises leads to the gate and one is the Cafe Express. A number of horse drawn carriages and motor vehicles are on Barriera (Quarry) Wharf and a few dghaisas are near the water's edge. The Lower Barracca Gardens, the Alexander Ball monument and the Ricasoli breakwater and lighthouse are in the background. A vertical format negative.

Object Details

ID: P93029
Type: Sheet film negative.
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Marine Photo Service
Date made: 1930-1939
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Waterline Collection
Measurements: Overall: 166 mm x 116 mm