A mix of shipping in Karachi harbour, Pakistan.
A mix of shipping in Karachi harbour, Pakistan. In the foreground are a number of single masted, lateen rigged sailing craft. The bow of a cargo ship is on the left and in the background are two British built destroyers of 1944-1945 vintage. The photographer is the Third officer of the Overseas Tankship tanker Caltex Melbourne (1945) which is not in the picture. A print from this negative is number 62 in Bird's album number 2 (ALB1406) and it is captioned "Ferry boats".
Object details
| ID: | P50022 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Bird, Henry P. |
| Date made: | 13 - 16 May 1955 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Bird Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 46 mm x 68 mm |