A view of Jamaican men and women loading boxes of grapefruit juice ready for loading onto the refrigerated fruit carrier Jamaica Planter (1959) at Kingston harbour
A view of Jamaican men and women loading boxes of grapefruit juice ready for loading onto the refrigerated fruit carrier Jamaica Planter (1959) at Kingston harbour. The photographer is standing on the port side of the ship looking down at the workers on the quayside. Nine Jamaican women have boxes of grapefruit juice balanced on top of their heads, whilst a Jamaican man leans on a box on top of a pile of wooden pallets.
This is Slide 13 of Captain Henry P. Bird's lecture titled "Caribbean Cargoes", about his service as Second Officer on board Jamaica Planter (1959) and Port Officer for Jamaica Banana Producers Steam Ship Company based at Kingston, Jamaica from 6 January 1971 to 26 April 1971. The lecture consists of 45 slides.
This is Slide 13 of Captain Henry P. Bird's lecture titled "Caribbean Cargoes", about his service as Second Officer on board Jamaica Planter (1959) and Port Officer for Jamaica Banana Producers Steam Ship Company based at Kingston, Jamaica from 6 January 1971 to 26 April 1971. The lecture consists of 45 slides.
Object Details
| ID: | PCT15939 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Colour transparency |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Bird, Henry P. |
| Vessels: | Jamaica Planter (1959) |
| Date made: | March 1971 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Bird Collection |
| Measurements: | Image: 28 mm x 28 mm;Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm |