A three quarter length portrait view of a Indian woman named Sabitha inside a shop in Kingston, Jamaica

A three quarter length portrait view of a Indian woman named Sabitha inside a shop in Kingston, Jamaica. The woman is wearing a white gown, holding a silver coloured box and looking away from the photographer. According to his autobiography, Second Officer Bird took the photograph whilst on a excursion trip from Kingston Harbour, where his ship was berthed at the time.

This is Slide 19 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: PCT15945
Type: Colour transparency
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Bird, Henry P.
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