'Mongoose & snake fighting'
A photograph of a turbaned Indian[?] overseeing a fight between a mongoose and a small snake on the dockside. Behind the man is an untidy pile of timber and two men standing by a pile of bedding. An open wicker basket is beside the man.
The photograph is captioned in white ink 'Mongoose & snake fighting'
Robert Wiles Simms joined the passenger/cargo ship Bandra (1913) at Glasgow on 4 March 1914 and departed for Bombay [Mumbai] on 12 March 1914. The ship was used during the war as a troop and horse transport ship.
The photograph is captioned in white ink 'Mongoose & snake fighting'
Robert Wiles Simms joined the passenger/cargo ship Bandra (1913) at Glasgow on 4 March 1914 and departed for Bombay [Mumbai] on 12 March 1914. The ship was used during the war as a troop and horse transport ship.
Object Details
ID: | ALB0924.181 |
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Type: | Photographic print |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Robert Wiles Simms |
Date made: | 1914-1915 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 92 mm x 74 mm |
Parts: |
British India S.N.Co. - Bandra (1914) (Photograph album)
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