Loading bagged produce from the quayside onto a wooden motor vessel at Santos, Brazil

Loading bagged produce, possibly coffee, onto a wooden hulled motor vessel alongside a quay at Santos, Brazil. A man with a sack of produce on his head is crossing a narrow plank from the shore to the vessel. Five men are on the boat which has an awning rigged aft. Other boats are in the background and the area is backed by trees including palms.

Object Details

ID: P95113
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: 116 mm x 166 mm