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Mother and Newborn
A mother and her newborn benefit from bedding donated from St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford, MA.
Hospital Batista de Sousa
An addition to Hospital Batista de Sousa is photographed during construction.
Porto Grande circa 1988 (3 of 3)
As the main port for Sao Vicente, the Porto Grande docks are bustling with activity.
Porto Grande circa 1988 (2 of 3)
As the main port for Sao Vicente, the Porto Grande docks are bustling with activity.
Porto Grande circa 1988 (1 of 3)
As the main port for Sao Vicente, the Porto Grande docks are bustling with activity.
Desalination Plant near Mindelo, São Vicente
View of the Desalination Plant and surrounding areas on the outskirts of Mindelo, S
View of Port and City Center in Mindelo, São Vicente
The Porto Grande in Mindelo, S
Aerial of Mindelo, São Vicente
This aerial was taken off of the coast of Mindelo on the Cape Verdean island of S
Fishing Boat Maintenance at Porto Grande
Maintenance of wooden fishing boat in dry dock at Porto Grande.
Wooden Fishing Boat Maintenance
Fishing boat maintenance at Porto Grande. Wooden fishing boats are brought into dry dock for repair and maintenance.
Boat Maintenance at Porto Grande
Boats in dry dock at Porto Grande are maintained and repaired.
Boat Maintenance at Porto Grande
Machinery used for boat maintenance at Porto Grande. Here, two cranes are pictured, which may also be used for loading and unloading cargo.
Expansion & Construction at Porto Grande
This 1983 photograph shows Funding was provided in the late 1970s to modernize Porto Grande, the largest port in the country. Here expansion is under way. On the horizon, the uninhabited islet, Ílhéu dos Passaros, marks the border between Mindelo Bay…
Ships in Porto Grande
Cargo and fishing vessels docked at Porto Grande, the country's largest port. Porto Grande is located in Mindelo. Porto Grande is used for imports but also as a storage port for visiting vessels. It was equiped with a fish freezing plant a few years…
Ships Docked at Porto Grande
Cargo and fishing vessels docked at Porto Grande, the country's largest port. Porto Grande is located in Mindelo. Porto Grande is used for imports but also as a storage port for visiting vessels. It was equiped with a fish freezing plant a few years…
Ships at Porto Grande
Ships at Porto Grande in Mindelo are photographed from "Porto Novo," a ferry that ran daily service between São Vicente and Santo Antão until it was retired.
Mindelo from "Porto Novo"
Mindelo, and specifically Porto Grande, seen from the ferry "Porto Novo" en route to Santo Antão. For many years "Porto Novo" provided daily service between the islands São Vicente and Santo Antão, but the vessel has since been retired. Ferry service…
Passengers Board "Porto Novo"
Passengers board "Porto Novo" in Mindelo for ferry service to São Antão. For years the "Porto Novo" was the lifeline between the two islands, providing daily service, but the ship has since been retired.
Passengers Board "Porto Novo"
Passengers board "Porto Novo" in Mindelo for ferry service to São Antão. For years the "Porto Novo" was the lifeline between the two islands, providing daily service, but the ship has since been retired.
Passengers Board "Porto Novo"
Passengers board "Porto Novo" in Mindelo for ferry service to São Antão. For years the "Porto Novo" was the lifeline between the two islands, providing daily service, but the ship has since been retired.
"Porto Novo" in Mindelo
The "Porto Novo," was a ferry that connected São Vicente and Santoa Antão with daily service. The ship has since been retired.
Seedlings of "Leucina"
Seedling of "leucina," a non-governmental reforestation experiment conducted by David Baxter, Pedro Almeida, John P. Santos and Joe Alves Jr.
Seedlings of "Leucina"
Seedling of "leucina," a non-governmental reforestation experiment conducted by David Baxter, Pedro Almeida, John P. Santos and Joe Alves Jr.
Seedlings of "Leucina"
Seedling of "leucina," a non-governmental reforestation experiment conducted by David Baxter, Pedro Almeida, John P. Santos and Joe Alves Jr.
Boys Making Pottery
Young boys in Mindelo make government supported pottery for marketing to tourists.
Boys Making Pottery
Examples of government supported pottery. Here, two boys in Mindelo make clay figures to be fired and marketed to tourists.
Pottery for Toustis
Examples of government supported pottery made for tourists in Mindelo.
Pottery
Examples of government supported pottery marketed at tourists. This photograph was taken in Mindelo.
Pottery
Examples of government supported tourist pottery in Mindelo.
View from Monte Verde
A view from atop Monte Verde, São Vicente's tallest point.
Mindelo and Santo Antão
A landscape photograph taken from atop Monte Verde shows Mindelo, Porto Grande, and neighboring island Santo Antão on the horizon. Monte Verde is São Vicente's highest peak.
Dwelling on Monte Verde, Mindelo & Porto Grande
A stone dwelling on the side of Monte Verde, São Vicente's tallest peak, overlooks Mindelo and Porto Grande.
View from Monte Verde
View from Monte Verde looking to the northern coast of São Vicente. Monte Verde is the highest peak on São Vicente and was home to some of the first permanent settlements on the island.
View from Monte Verde
The view from Monte Verde, looking west. Most of the island is as it appears here, barren, rocky and sparsely populated.
São Vicente, View from Monte Verde
The view from Monte Verde shows the barren landscape of São Vicente. The island, which has few natural resources, is sparsely populated outside of Mindelo, one of the largest Cape Verde cities and the cultural capital of the country. Over ninety-two…
View on Monte Verde
A misty landscape photographed on Monte Verde, the highest point on São Vicente.
Baía das Gatas
View from the top of Monte Verde to the coast of São Vicente. Mounte Verde is the highest point on São Vicente. This view, looking north/north-east shows Baía das Gatas on the horizon, a bay with a natural barrier that makes it as popular for…
Boat Repair, Mindelo
A wooden ship in Mindelo is brought ashore for repairs.
Wooden Boat in Repair
Wooden boat in dock at Mindelo. The boat is being repaired.
Man Poses with Wooden Boat
A wooden fishing boat is put in dry dock for repair in Mindelo. A man poses beside the boat for scale.
Man with Wooden Boat
A man poses by a wooden fishing boat in Mindelo. The boat has been put in dry dock for repairs.
Wooden Boat in Repair
A wooden fishing boat is put in dry dock for repair in Mindelo.
Wooden Boat
Repairing a wooden fishing boat in Mindelo.
Ilhéu de Pássaros
A volcanic seamont in the Atlantic Ocean, Ilhéu de Pássaros is an uninhabited rock that marks the border between the Bay of Mindelo and the Canal de São Vicente. The only structure on the islet is a lighthouse.
Porto Grande
One of the docks of Porto Grande extends into the Bay of Mindelo in this sescape image. On the shore are storage facilities and some ships can be seen heading towards port. Since the island was liberated from colonial rule in the 1970s the port has…
Porto Grande, Mindelo
Photograph from Porto Grande looking west toward Mindelo. In the foreground, an unidentified industrial complex neighboring the port.
Ilhéu de Pássaros
A volcanic seamont, the Ilhéu dos Pássaros, marks the boarder between the Bay of Mindelo and the Canal de São Vicente.
Ship in Bay of Mindelo
A fishing vessel in the Bay of Mindelo. São Vicente's greatest natural resource is it's harbor, which is home to Porto Grande, and has helped make Mindelo one of the largest cities in the nation as well as the cultural center.
Harbor Scene, Mindelo
Ships in the Bay of Mindelo. Largely devoid of all other natural resources, Mindelo's economy has evolved around it's natural harbor.
Fishing Vessel at Porto Grande
A fishing vessel docked at Porto Grande on the island São Vicente. Allowed to fall into disrepair during the mid-twentieth century, Porto Grande has been since revitalized. A major part of the ports activity revolves around fishing.