A close view of the stern of the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company cruise ship Strathnaver (1931) at anchor off Palermo, Sicily, with four groups of Lascars cleaning the hull.

A close view of the stern of the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company cruise ship Strathnaver (1931) at anchor off Palermo, Sicily, with four groups of Lascars painting the hull. The photographer is in a boat close to the starboard quarter looking up at the men on stagings hung over the side. Other men on deck are in charge of the staging suspension ropes. A vertical format negative. Negatives numbers P85121 to P85123 and P85126 to P85128 were taken on the same occasion.

Object Details

ID: P85126
Type: Sheet film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Marine Photo Service
Vessels: Strathnaver (1931)
Date made: 1931-1939
Measurements: Overall: 168 mm x 117 mm