2011-03-012011-03-012011-03-01https://hdl.handle.net/2139/9222Colour: Sepia; Style: Landscape; Other: Bordered, UndividedThe postcard shows a wooden punt which served as a ferry bridge over the Nariva and Ortoire rivers (1870s - 1950s) as there was no road to the district of Mayaro. The trip across the river used to cost a penny. People, horses, buggies and later automobiles were ferried across the rivers.enPlease contact the Main Library, The University of the West Indies for permission to use the digitized images. wimail@sta.uwi.eduTrinidad and TobagoPostcardsFerries--Trinidad and TobagoWater taxis--Trinidad and TobagoInland water transportation--Trinidad and TobagoShipping--Trinidad and TobagoRivers--Trinidad and TobagoCities and towns--Trinidad and Tobago--MayaroImage