A view of a street in Port Antonio, Jamaica
A view of a street in Port Antonio, Jamaica. The photographer is looking south west by south, standing at the crossroads of Bridge Street and Sommers Town Road. Two street signs, both saying "Bridge Street" are in the forground in front of a light blue wooden building. Two buildings are situated beyond the light building on the left hand side of the image. Two Jamaican men, one holding a bicycle, and a Jamaican woman are in the foreground on the right hand side. A group of Jamaican men and women are walking next to the third building on the left hand side. Two buildings, hills and trees are in the background. This is Slide 39 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: | PCT15965 |
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Type: | Colour transparency |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Bird, Henry P. |
Vessels: | New Bahama Star (1957) |
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 |
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