A view of the quayside taken on board the refrigerated fruit carrier Jamaica Planter (1959) berthed at Montego Bay, Jamaica
A view of the quayside taken on board the refrigerated fruit carrier Jamaica Planter (1959) berthed at Montego Bay, Jamaica. The photographer is standing at one of the shell doors on the starboard side of the ship. Two conveyor belts are stationed next to the Jamaica Planter, loading boxes of bananas onto the ship. Four Jamaican men are loading boxes onto the conveyor belt in the foreground. Seven Jamaican men are grouped around the second conveyor belt in the background, loading boxes of bananas onto the ship.
This is Slide 27 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 27 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: | PCT15953 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Colour transparency |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Bird, Henry P. |
| Vessels: | Jamaica Planter (1959) |
| Date made: | February 1971 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Bird Collection |
| Measurements: | Image: 27 mm x 27 mm;Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm |