Part of the waterfront and a residential district in the town of Fort-de-France, Martinique. the photographer is looking from seaward showing long, narrow beamed open boats in the water and drawn up on shore. One of the boats is named Etoile Polaire. Wooden sheds are on the seafront and posters on one of them are advertising performances at the Ad Gaumont. Houses and flats are on the hillside above the seafront.