An image showing 'N91115; The iron ore loading wharf at Wabana, Bell Island, Newfoundland. The iron ore is transferred from the surface and subterranean mines to the wharf using continuous conveyor belts supported on substantial wooden trestle structures. The photographer is standing by a pile of iron ore looking up the cliff at the series of chutes on trestles. A small grab is being used to load ore from the pile in the foreground. Vertical format.'

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The iron ore loading wharf, Wabana, Bell Island, Newfoundland

The iron ore loading wharf at Wabana, Bell Island, Newfoundland. The iron ore is transferred from the surface and subterranean mines to the wharf using continuous conveyor belts supported on substantial wooden trestle structures. The photographer is standing by a pile of iron ore looking up the cliff at the series of chutes on trestles. A small grab is being used to load ore from the pile in the foreground. Vertical format.

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Object details

ID:	N91115
Type:	Negative
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Ken J. Mills
Date made:	7 November 1947 - 15 November 1947
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 70 mm x 45 mm