The rooftops of Port-au-Prince, Haiti

The rooftops of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The photographer is looking across the town from an elevated position showing a wide range of architectural styles and methods of construction. The building in the left foreground has a sign on the roof which reads "Boulangerie La Favorite". To the left of centre is a building advertising America's Finest Motor Cars. In the centre background are a church with a square tower topped by a circular cupola and a commercial building with two tall thin chimneys. Hills are across the bay.

Object Details

ID: P94342
Type: Sheet film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Marine Photo Service
Date made: 1928-1939
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Waterline Collection
Measurements: Overall: 116 mm x 167 mm