A street scene in Mombasa, Kenya

A street scene in Mombasa, Kenya. The photographer is standing on the east side of a street next to a roundabout. A white Ford Cortine mark 2 is turning right in the foreground. Numerous car and vans are driving and parked on both sides of the streets in the middle ground and background. A building named "Norwich Union" is in the middle ground on the left hand side of the image. Two flag staffs, each flying the flag of Kenya are in the foreground on the left hand side of the image. This is Slide 16 of a series of slides detailing Captain H. Bird's service as Second Officer for the steam turbine tanker Bidford Priory (1960) owned by Warwick Tanker Co. Ltd from 2 April 1974 to 16 July 1974. This series consists of 27 slides.

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ID:	PCT16622
Type:	Colour transparency
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Henry P. Bird
Date made:	Between late May 1974 and 3 June 1974
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Bird Collection
Measurements:	Image: 27 mm x 27 mm;Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm

A street scene in Mombasa, Kenya

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