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Photographs are arranged sequentially according to original slide number. Some gaps in numeric series may be present as not all slides from da Silva's collection were digitized.

Photographs are arranged sequentially according to original slide number. Some gaps in numeric series may be present as not all slides from da Silva's collection were digitized.

Photographs are arranged sequentially according to original slide number. Some gaps in numeric series may be present as not all slides from da Silva's collection were digitized.

Photographs are arranged sequentially according to original slide number. Some gaps in numeric series may be present as not all slides from da Silva's collection were digitized.

Typwritten description of the 'Lure of The Sea' aesthetic by Robert Cumming. Transcription, page 1: "Lure of the Sea. Noticeable and best in on-shore nautical architecture are some of the structures built in the thirties and early…

Photographs are arranged sequentially according to original slide number. Some gaps in numeric series may be present as not all slides from da Silva's collection were digitized.

Photographs are arranged sequentially according to original slide number. Some gaps in numeric series may be present as not all slides from da Silva's collection were digitized.

A typewritten textual document providing information on the U.S. Navy Recruiter's U.S.S. Los Angeles float, including how the model came under ownership of the U.S. Navy Recruiters and its current use in parades. Transcription: "The U.S.S…

Interior view of the beer haus at the German pavilion at Expo 67. Unknown people are gathered. Annotation on slide reads, 'beer haus' and 'expo'. Slide is numbered 91.

Black and white print of a boat-shaped but street-legal vehicle owned by John Sullivan in Inglewood, California with handwritten text and Lure of the Sea stamped on back, along with a taped note including two paragraphs of typed text describing how…

Black and white print of a boat-shaped but street-legal vehicle owned by John Sullivan in Inglewood, California with handwritten text and Lure of the Sea stamped on back, along with a taped handwritten note and two paragraphs of typed text…

A street or intersection of streets in Brussels. A restaurant or pub, a cafe, and a photo processing shop can be seen. Annotation on slide reads, "Belgium Brussels / ST scene." Image processing: rotated, cropped, clone stamped dust marks,…

A small fountain bounded by an ornate, wrought-iron fence and potted flowers. The fountain is topped with a statuette of a child. To the right of the fountain is a window, through which can be seen another similar golden statuette, a doll in a…

View of a group of houses or buildings on a hill. Annotation on slide reads, "Village along the Rhine / Typical houses." Image processing: rotated, cropped, sharpened.

View of the corner of a building. Perched on a ledge is the statue of a woman in robes and a golden crown, holding an infant. The street sign indicates that this is Kettengasse street, which is in Cologne (Köln), Germany. Annotation on slide reads…

A bus stop, empty except for two buses in the distance. This would appear to be a bus stop next to, or close to, the Cologne Cathedral, because the annotation on the slide reads, "Cologne Germany / Bus Terminal / BTM of Cathedral." Image…

A view of the towering spires of the Cologne Cathedral (in German, the Kölner Dom). Annotation on slide reads, "Cathedral spires / Cologne Germany." Image processing: rotated, cropped, clone-stamped dust marks in sky.

Ferries at dock in a village pier, underneath the ruins of a castle on a hillside. Annotation on slide reads, "Castle and ferry pier / Germany." Image processing: rotated, cropped, adjusted levels, sharpened.

Peter da Silva standing on a patio, shaded by overhanging trees. In the background is the Rhine River and a few buildings on the opposite bank. Annotation on slide reads, "Boppard Germany / Scene and I." Image processing: rotated, cropped…

Rosalina da Silva is seated on a passenger boat. In the background is a tree-lined esplanade and houses. Annotation on slide reads, "Scene and Ross / Boppard Germany." Image processing: rotated, cropped, adjusted levels, sharpened.

A view of a row of gangways leading from docked ferry boats to an esplanade along a riverside. Annotation on slide reads, "Boppard / Germany / River scene." Image processing--rotated, cropped, clone-stamped dust marks in sky.

A view of the backs of plain, grey houses. In the background are tree-covered hills. Annotation on slide reads, "Modern houses / Germany." Image processing: rotated, cropped, clone-stamped dust marks in sky.

Peter da Silva is pictured standing in the company of a group of tourists onboard a ferry. A few tourists are seated, while two others stand. One man holds a camera and another wields a pair of binoculars. In the distant background appears to be the…

Peter da Silva poses next to an unidentified fellow passenger in a pink jacket onboard a ferry. Included in the photo, though not posing for the camera, is a woman in a headscarf. In the distant background can be seen the bank of the river and a…

Tourists onboard a passenger ferry gaze a group of buildings on the banks of the Rhine River. Green rolling hills appear in the background. Annotation on slide reads, "Rhine Valley houses." Image processing: rotated, cropped.