"Miss Sew-Sew" on board the Overseas Tankship tanker Caltex Melbourne (1945) at Singapore.
"Miss Sew-Sew" on board the Overseas Tankship tanker Caltex Melbourne (1945) at Singapore. She is a Chinese-Malay woman and is sitting on the deck while sewing and has a basket by her side. The photographer is the Third Officer of the ship. A print from this negative is number 51 in Bird's photo album No. 2 (ALB1406) and it is captioned "Miss 'Sew-Sew' Singapore".
Object Details
| ID: | P50014 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Bird, Henry P. |
| Vessels: | Caltex Melbourne (1945) |
| Date made: | July 1955 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Bird Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 46 mm x 70 mm |
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