A street in Kobe, Japan, covered with decorations for New Years celebrations

A street in Kobe, Japan, covered with decorations for New Year celebrations. A large concrete red and black ceremonial arch is across the street from the photographer. A tram line is in the middle ground running from the left to the right hand side. Japanese men and women are walking across the streets in the middle ground.

This is Slide 44 of a lecture given by Captain Henry P. Bird detailing his service as Senior Second Officer and Navigator on board the tanker Malwa (1961), owned by the P&O Group, from 14 November 1963 to 9 March 1964. The lecture consists of 75 slides.

Object Details

ID: PCT16039
Type: Colour transparency
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Bird, Henry P.
Date made: January 1964
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Bird Collection
Measurements: Image: 35 mm x 38 mm;Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm