A starboard broadside view of the Swatow trader type junk T790H anchored at Shaukiwan, Hong Kong.
A starboard broadside view of the Swatow trader type junk T790H anchored at Shaukiwan, Hong Kong. Her lug sails are stowed fore and aft and her mainsail is covered in matting. She has an occuli on the bow and her port number T790H is painted on her side amidships next to another partially illegible number. A small boat is alongside. Another junk is in the background. 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 P34234 to P34239 and P34541 are of the same vessel.
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Object Details
ID: | P34235 |
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Type: | Rolled film negative |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Waters, David Watkin |
Places: | China |
Vessels: | Swatow type |
Date made: | 1937-1938 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Waters Collection |
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