A distant port bow view of the Orient Line cruise ship Orontes (1929) coming to anchor off Vadheim in Vadheimsfjorden, off the Sognefjorden, Norway
A distant port bow view of the Orient Line cruise ship Orontes (1929) coming to anchor off Vadheim in Vadheimsfjorden, off the Sognefjorden, Norway. Two of her boats are swung out ready for lowering. The photographer is on shore looking south from a street in the village showing a large crowd of locals gathered at the landing stage. A cafe is on the right and signs on it read 'Cafe & Pensionat', 'Opgang til Cafe & Penseonat', 'Conrad Langaards Tobak' and 'Mobiloil'. A vertical format negative.
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Object Details
ID: | P95930 |
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Type: | Sheet film negative |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Marine Photo Service |
Vessels: | Orontes (1929) |
Date made: | 1930-1937 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Waterline Collection |
Measurements: | Overall: 168 mm x 117 mm |