"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