Street scene, Funchal, Madeira
Date
21 November 1956
Creator
George Hemmen (1926, British) , Photographer
Object type
Material
Dimensions
width (negative (photographic film)): 35mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Madeiran street scene showing men in traditional costume with ox drawn sledges.
Object history
From a set of photographic negatives taken by George Hemmen, former Expedition’s Officer for the Royal Society and who was originally appointed as Stores Officer by the Falkland Island Dependencies Survey (FIDS) to organise the International Geophysical Year Antarctic Expedition on behalf of the Royal Society.
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