The Sugar Loaf at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from on board the Swedish passenger cruise ship Gripsholm (1925)

The Sugar Loaf at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The photographer is looking south-by-west from on board the Swedish passenger cruise ship Gripsholm (1925) which is inward bound in Guanabara Bay. He is on the port side above the boat deck alongside the forward funnel looking aft showing lifeboats 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 and 16 in their davits. The Urca residential district is on the coast below the Morro Da Urca on the right.

Object Details

ID: P94656
Type: Sheet film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Marine Photo Service
Vessels: Gripsholm (1925)
Date made: 1937-1939
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Waterline Collection
Measurements: Overall: 117 mm x 168 mm