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A view of the quayside taken on board the refrigerated fruit carrier Jamaica Planter (1959) berthed at Montego Bay, Jamaica (Colour transparency)
A portrait of a young female Jamaican passenger named Shirley on board the refrigerated fruit carrier Jamaica Planter (1959) (Colour transparency)
A group of Jamaican women and a Jamaican man taking a break from loading boxes onto the refrigerated fruit carrier Jamaica Planter (1959) at Kingston harbour. (Colour transparency)
A view of the harbour of Port Antonio, Jamaica with the cruise ship Starward (1968) sailing between Titchfield Peninsula and Navy Island taken from the refrigerated fruit carrier Jamaica Planter (1959) (Colour transparency)
A port bow view of the refrigerated fruit carrier Jamaica Planter (1959) alongside Shed 3 in Sheerness Port, Kent. (Roll film negative)
A view of a Jamaican man loading a box of bananas onto a slide on board the refrigerated fruit carrier Jamaica Planter (1959) berthed at Montego Bay, Jamaica (Colour transparency)
A quarter view of the stern of the refrigerated fruit carrier Jamaica Planter (1959) at moorings in Kingston harbour (Colour transparency)
A view of two Jamaican men moving a box of bananas to the lower hold on board the refrigerated fruit carrier Jamaica Planter (1959) berthed at Montego Bay, Jamaica (Colour transparency)
A view of the quayside taken on board the refrigerated fruit carrier Jamaica Planter (1959) berthed at Montego Bay, Jamaica (Colour transparency)
A starboard bow view taken from fine off the starboard bow of the refrigerated fruit carrier Jamaica Planter (1959) berthed at Montego Bay, Jamaica (Colour transparency)
A view of Kingston harbour, Kingston town and the Blue Mountains taken on board the refrigerated fruit carrier Jamaica Planter (1959) (Colour transparency)
A view of the canvas covers on the quay at Sheerness Dockyard taken on board the refrigerated fruit carrier Jamaica Planter (1959) (Colour transparency)
A view of the harbourfront of Port Antonio, Jamaica taken from the refrigerated fruit carrier Jamaica Planter (1959) (Colour transparency)
A port bow view taken from fine off the port bow of the refrigerated fruit carrier Jamaica Planter (1959) berthed at Kingston Harbour, Jamaica (Colour transparency)
A full- length portrait of Ralph Collins, the radio man, on board the refrigerated fruit carrier Jamaica Planter (1959) while under way at sea. (Roll film negative)
A view of Jamaican men and women loading boxes of grapefruit juice ready for loading onto the refrigerated fruit carrier Jamaica Planter (1959) at Kingston harbour (Colour transparency)
The general cargo/fruit ship Jamaica Planter (1959) and the tug Sun XXIII (1961) in the King George V Dock Lock, London. (Negative)
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