A view of five Jamaican men stowing boxes of bananas into the bottom of the hold of the refrigerated fruit carrier Jamaica Planter (1959) berthed at Montego Bay, Jamaica

A view of five Jamaican men stowing boxes of bananas into the bottom of the hold of the refrigerated fruit carrier Jamaica Planter (1959) berthed at Montego Bay, Jamaica. Two Jamaican men are in the foreground picking up boxes of bananas in the conveyor belt. Three more Jamaican men are in the background standing next to stacked boxes of bananas.

This is Slide 31 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: PCT15957
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