Boats drawn up on the foreshore at Funchal, Madeira. The photographer is looking north-east from the passenger landing pier showing a large number of rowing boats and espada fishing boats drawn up stern first to make for easy launching. Nearly all of the boats have a registration of the letter A followed by four numbers and the letter B. A tall brick-built column is on the promenade but the upper part of it with a signalling mast on the top is out of the picture. Buildings behind the column are occupied by Blandys and by Blandy Brothers & Co Lda. The steeple of the Catedral of Nossa Senhora da Assuncao is in the background and the clock is reading 11.53.