A starboard broadside view of the Amoy trader junks T485H and T971H anchored at Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong
A slightly distant starboard broadside view of the Amoy trader type junks T485H and T971H anchored together at Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong. Their sails are stowed fore and aft and they have occuli on the bow. T485H is the vessel nearest the camra and T971H is to port of her. Other junks 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. Negatives numbers P34566 to P34568 are of this pair of vessels and were taken on the same occasion.
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Object Details
ID: | P34567 |
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Type: | Rolled film negative |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Waters, David Watkin |
Places: | China |
Vessels: | Amoy type |
Date made: | 1937-1938 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Waters Collection |