Loading bananas in Jamaica

In Jamaica in 1926, the handling of cargo was not mechanised. Men and women were employed to load the stems of bananas into the hold. Albert Veitch, one of the seaman on the ship, took this photograph in the docks in Jamaica.

P14407 (image/tiff)

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Summary

: P14407

: Industrial and Maritime History

: copy negative

: Loading bananas onto the s.s. “Bayano”, in Port Antonio, Jamaica.

Loading bananas in Jamaica

Current Location

: Veitch, Mr A.

: 1948

: Jamaica, Latin America / Caribbean, Americas

: Port Antonio

: 1948

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