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Native Women Coaling a Ship and Scrambling for Money (West Indies) (1903)

Native Women Coaling a Ship and Scrambling for Money (West Indies) (1903)

Documentary
Release Date: 1903, April 22

Overview:

Panoramic view of the coal docks with a ship in the background. Shows tourists throwing money on the dock, and a large crowd of men and women fighting like made for it. Shows between 200 and 300 women coaling a ship. (Taken on the midwinter cruise of the S.S. "Prinzessin Victoria Luise" of the Hamburg-American Line.)