The Claridges Hotel in Cape Town, South Africa

The Claridges Hotel in Cape Town, South Africa. The photographer is standing on the far side of the road looking in south towards the right hand side of the hotel. A sign with the word "Claridges" is fixed to the top of the building two cars and a minibus are in the foreground in front of the hotel. Numerous flags, including the Republic of South national flag, the French national flag, the Dutch national flag and the Union Jack, are flying from flagpoles on the roff of the hotel entrance. A partial view of a mountain is in the background. This is Slide 18 of a series of slides detailing Captain H. Bird's service as Chief Officer on board the fishing stern motor trawler Salvia (1972) owned by Irving & Johnstone of Cape Town from 11 December 1972 to 8 January 1973. The series consists of 21 slides.

Object Details

ID: PCT16426
Type: Colour transparency
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Henry P. Bird
Date made: 8 January 1973
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Bird Collection
Measurements: Image: 27 mm x 27 mm;Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm
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