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On board the Canton salt junk T592H at Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong
On board the Canton salt junk T592H at Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong. The photographer is on the starboard side of the waist abaft the mainmast looking forward and slightly to port. The mainsail is stowed and covered with matting. By the side of the shelter abaft the mainmast is a cast iron bilge pump. Two hatches and a capstan are between the fore and main masts. The photographer was in the area in the following periods: 6 to 28 May 1937; 14 October 1937 to 8 January 1938; 14 April to 4 June 1938 and 8 to 12 September 1938. Negatives numbers P34187 to P34193 inclusive, P34240 and P34241 are on this vessel.
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Object Details
| ID: | P34189 |
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| Type: | Rolled film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Waters, David Watkin |
| Places: | China |
| Vessels: | Canton Salt Junk |
| Date made: | 1937-1938 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Waters Collection |