A close port broadside view of the small trader T3512H under sail at Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong
A close port broadside view of the Hong Kong small trader type junk T3512H under sail at Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong. The bow and stern of the junk are out of the picture. Single lug sails are set on each mast and the junk's boat is alongside transferring a crew member. Flat roofed buildings with balconies are 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.
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Object Details
ID: | P34244 |
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Type: | Rolled film negative |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Waters, David Watkin |
Places: | China |
Vessels: | Hong Kong type |
Date made: | 1937-1938 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Waters Collection |