A sampan being skulled in Penang harbour

A distant starboard quarter view of a sampan being skulled by a standing man in Penang harbour. The boat is not laden. Local and coastal steamships are in the background, including a ship owned by the Straits Steamship Co Ltd. The photographer was at Penang 28 February to 7 March 1938.

Object Details

ID: P34033
Type: Rolled film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Waters, David Watkin
Places: China
Date made: 28 February to 7 March 1938
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Waters Collection
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