Downtown Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from a ship in Guanabara Bay.

The coast of Downtown Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The photographer is on board a vessel in Guanabara Bay looking towards the shore and the ferry terminals. The slipway, hangar and terminal building of the Pan-American Airways System flying boat service to New York is in the centre of the picture and the main airport is on the left. In the centre background is the Corcovado Mountain with the statue of Christ the Redeemer on the summit.

Object Details

ID: P96159
Type: Sheet film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Marine Photo Service
Date made: 1935-1939
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Waterline Collection
Measurements: Overall: 118 mm x 162 mm
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