A view of the Schooner Market in Willemstad, Curacao

A view of the Schooner Market in Willemstad, Curacao. The photographer is standing on the quayside looking to the market stall in front of the berthed schooners. There is a South American market teller standing behind his stall which is full of various fruits and vegetables. The teller is interacting with two local customers. A partial view of moored schooners and the Old Market buildings are in the background. This is Slide 45 of a series of slides detailing Captain H. Bird's service as Watchkeeping Officer on board the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) owned by the Commercial Cable Company of London from 22 January 1973 to 26 April 1973. The series consists of 62 slides.

Object Details

ID: PCT16474
Type: Colour transparency
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Henry P. Bird
Date made: Between early and late March 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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