Slide ID
CV-80-176
_pkUnique ID
CV80176
Slide Date
1980
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Island
São Nicolau
Identifier
CV80176
City / Village
Tarrafal
Date
1980
Description
Fishing vessels on the shore and fishermen gather on the beach as the day ends in Tarrafal, a port town on the northwestern coast of São Nicolau. The town is centered around it's fishing community, and in 1980, the year of this photograph, the towns first commercial cannery opened.
Keywords
fishing vessels; shore; waterfront; coast; port town;
Social Theme
Industry
Box
1
Folder
2
Image Dimensions
5173x3487
Software
VueScan
Date Time Scanned
11-8-2010 12:00 AM
Color Space
RGB
File Size
1.5 MB
Document Type
Image
Recommended Citation
Baxter, David, "Sunset at Tarrafal, São Nicolau" (1980). David Baxter papers: Cape Verde photographs. 154.
https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/baxter_gallery/154
Province or Jurisdiction
Tarrafal Municipality
Keywords
fishing vessels; shore; waterfront; coast; port town;
Notes
Irwin, Aisling and Wilson, Colum. Cape Verde Islands: The Bradt Travel Guide. (Guilford, 2001). pp. 248-9