A view of the waterfront taken from the Queen Emma bridge in Willemstad, Curacao

A view of the waterfront taken from the Queen Emma bridge in Willemstad, Curacao. The photographer is standing on the bridge looking south by east towards the opposite waterfront. A partial view of the pontoons of the Queen Emma Bridge extends from the foreground to the middle ground on the left side. Governor's House is in the middle ground. A partial view of the Plaza Hotel is in the background on the right side. A partial view of the clock tower of Fort Church is in the background on the left side. This is Slide 7 of a series of slides detailing Captain H. Bird's service as Watchkeeping Officer for the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) owned by Commercial Cable Company of London from 31 July 1975 to 28 October 1975. This series consists of 17 slides.

Object Details

ID: PCT16704
Type: Colour transparency
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Henry P. Bird
Date made: Between 28 September 1975 and 1 October 1975
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Bird Collection
Measurements: Image: 27 mm x 27 mm;Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm