A portrait of a steward named Antonio inflating a Mickey Mouse shaped balloon during an evening barbeque on board the container ship Nedlloyd Maretania (1977) at sea

A portrait of a steward named Antonio inflating a Mickey Mouse shaped balloon during an evening barbeque on board the container ship Nedlloyd Maretania (1977) at sea. According to the photographer's biography, Antonio is from the Cape Verde Islands. This is Slide 24 of a series of slides detailing Captain H. Bird's service as Second Officer for the container ship Nedlloyd Maretania (1977) owned by H. Janssen of Bad Zwischenahn, Germany and chartered by the Royal Nedlloyd Group shipping company of Rotterdam from 9 June 1978 to 26 July 1978. This series consists of 53 slides.

Object Details

ID: PCT16789
Type: Colour transparency
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Henry P. Bird
Vessels: Nedlloyd Maretania (1977)
Date made: Between 16 June 1978 and 26 July 1978
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Bird Collection
Measurements: Image: 27 mm x 27 mm;Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm