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P34153; A starboard broadside view of the Hong Kong fisher d.w. type junk 384HC at anchor at Hong Kong. She has single lug sails set at each of her three masts and may be preparing to get under way. The tip of her mainmast is just out of the picture. Her port number is painted on the bow. Negatives numbers P34152 to P34154 are of the same vessel on the same occasion.
A starboard broadside view of the Hong Kong fisher d.w. type junk 384HC at anchor at Hong Kong (Rolled film negative)
P34220; A close view of the starboard bow of a Swatow trader type junk at Kowloon, Hong Kong. Her anchor is hanging over the bow and a member of the crew is standing on the foredeck holding a long skulling oar. The fore lug sail is stowed fore and aft. The junk has an occuli on the bow and two truck mounted, smooth bore, muzzle loading cannon are on the foredeck trained ahead. A motor launch is in the background.
A close view of the starboard bow of a Swatow trader type junk at Kowloon, Hong Kong (Rolled film negative)
P34309; On board an Indian kotia type dhow anchored at Colombo, Ceylon. The photographer is looking aft and to starboard from the port side of the waist showing the foremast halyard sheave block in front of the poop accommodation opening on the left and the stairs up to the poop deck on the right. A crewman is using a sewing machine in the crew accommodation under the poop deck.
On board an Indian kotia type dhow anchored at Colombo, Ceylon (Rolled film negative)
P34200; On board the Hong Kong fisher type junk 5665HC anchored at Shaukiwan, Hong Kong. The photographer is standing on the standard side of the waist looking aft and to starboard showing the fishing net windlass abaft the mainmast.Negatives numbers P34195 to P34201 are of or on board this vessel on the same occasion.
On board the Hong Kong fisher type junk 5665HC anchored at Shaukiwan, Hong Kong (Rolled film negative)
P34490; A port broadside view of a pram sampan on the beach at Weihaiwei. Her bow is out of the picture. The Royal Navy cruiser/minelayer Adventure (1924) is in the background. The photographer's ship was at Weihaiwei in the periods 3 June to 21 July 1937, 14 to 17 August 1937, 6 September to 7 October 1937, 8 June to 12 August 1938 and 20 August to 4 September 1938. A vertical format negative. Negatives numbers P34489 and P34490 are of the same boat.
A port beam view of a pram sampan beached at Weihaiwei (Rolled film negative)
P34441; A stern view, taken from very fine off the starboard quarter, of the Foochow pole junk (trader) 4573 anchored with other junks at Shanghai. She is a three masted vessel and has logs in the water lashed alongside her. Her boat is lashed against her starboard bulwark aft. Her rudder is raised and her port number is painted in the centre of her highly decorated transom. Negative number P34440 is a very similar image.
A stern view of the Foochow pole junk (trader) 4573 anchored with other junks at Shanghai (Rolled film negative)
P34289; A close starboard side view, taken from just abaft the beam, of an Indian kotia type dhow berthed in Colombo harbour, Ceylon. Her mainsail is partially hoisted and she has an awning rigged over her poop. Her bow, stern and the tops of her masts are out of the picture. The photographer was taking passage on the Royal Navy heavy cruiser Cumberland (1926) from Singapore to the U.K. at the time. The image is slightly unsharp.
A starboard side view of an Indian kotia type dhow in Colombo harbour, Ceylon (Rolled film negative)
P34175; A starboard broadside view of the Amoy salt junk 0101 anchored at Shaukiwan, Hong Kong. Her sails appear to have been removed and she has an accommodation ladder near her starboard quarter. She has three numbers painted on her hull: 0101 is prominent, T171H is discernible and one of the numbers cannot be determined. Negatives numbers P34175 to P34177 and P34181 are of this vessel.
A starboard broadside view of the Amoy salt junk 0101 anchored at Shaukiwan, Hong Kong (Rolled film negative)
P34018; A port bow view, taken from fine off the bow, of an occuli C/B trader junk anchored in the Singapore River. The vessel is three masted and her lug sails are stowed fore and aft. She has occuli on either side of the bow. An awning is rigged aft and a sampan is alongside. The port number 3098 is painted on her bulwark. The General Post Office building is in the left background. Negatives numbers P34018 to P34020 inclusive are of the same junk.
A port bow view of an occuli C/B trader junk anchored in the Singapore River (Rolled film negative)
P34316; An head and shoulders portrait of the captain of the Indian kotia type dhow Karimi (fl.1938) anchored at Colombo, Ceylon. Other members of his crew are standing behind him. The photographer was taking passage on the Royal Navy heavy cruiser Cumberland (1926) from Singapore to the U.K. at the time.
An hed and shoulders portrait of the captain of the Indian kotia type dhow Karimi (fl.1938) anchorted at Colombo, Ceylon (Rolled film negative)
P34331; A stern view of the Pechili trader type junks 1091 and 3705 berthed at Tsingtao. They are five masted and 1091 is the vessel on the left with 3705 to starboard of her. Other junks are berthed in the left background.
A stern view of the Pechili trader type junks 1091 and 3705 berthed at Tsingtao (Rolled film negative)
P34134; A stern view, taken from fine off the port quarter, of the Hong Kong fisher d.w. type junk 4902HC berthed with other junks at Hong Kong. Her port number is painted on the port side of the stern, she has a perforated rudder and a sampan is close to her stern. The junk on her starboard side has the port number 424HA on the port side of her stern.
A stern view of the Hong Kong fisher d.w. type junk 4902HC berthed with other junks at Hong Kong (Rolled film negative)
P34394; A port bow view, taken from wide off the bow, of the Chefoo fisher or small trader type junk 2303 moored stern-on to the shoreat Tsingtao. She is almost dried out and her sails are stowed. Her port number 2303 is painted twice on her bulwark and her rudder has been raised. The photographer's ship was at Tsingtao in the periods 22 July to 13 August 1937 and 17 August to 5 September 1937. A vertical format negative.
A port bow view of the Chefoo fisher or small trader type junk 2303 moored at Tsingtao (Rolled film negative)
P34537; On board the Foochow pole junk (trader) 3179 anchored at Weihaiwei. The photographer is on the port side of the poop above the chart house looking aft showing the door to the poop accommodation open. The photographer was in the area in the periods 3 June to 7 October 1937 and 8 June to 4 September 1938. Negatives numbers P34519 to P34540 are all of this vessel taken on the same occasion.
On board the Foochow pole junk (trader) 3179 at Weihaiwei (Rolled film negative)
P34115; A stern view of a Hong Kong junk berthed alongside another junk at Aberdeen, Hong Kong. She is a small two masted vessel, possibly a fisher type, and her lug sails are stowed fore and aft. The port number on the stern appears to be 225CH and she has a perforated rudder. 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.
The stern of a Hong Kong junk berthed alongside another junk at Aberdeen, Hong Kong (Rolled film negative)
P34213; On board an Hangchow Bay trader type junk berthed alongside another junk at Shanghai. The photographer is looking aft from the starboard waist just abaft the foredeck showing a windlass ahead of the mainmast and a crew shelter abaft the mainmast. Her mizzen lug sail is stowed athwartships across the stern. The tops of her main and mizzen masts are out of the picture. Negative number P34212 is on board the same vessel.
On board an Hangchow Bay trader type junk berthed alongside another junk at Shanghai (Rolled film negative)
P34225; A slightly distant port broadside view of a Swatow trader type junk under sail at Swatow. She is two masted and has a single lug sail set on both masts. A large shelter is amidships. the image is very slightly unsharp. 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.
A slightly distant port broadside view of a Swatow trader type junk under sail at Swatow (Rolled film negative)
P34569; A stern view of two different types of Amoy trader junks anchored together at Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong. Both junks are three masted, their sails are stowed fore and aft and they both have perforated rudders. The vessel on the left is port number T1179H and also has the number 277 of her hull. She appears to be smaller than the junk berthed against her starboard side.
A stern view of two different types of Amoy trader junks anchored together at Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong (Rolled film negative)
P34422; On board a four masted Antung trader type junk under sail at Weihaiwei. The photographer is looking aft and to starboard from the top of the accommodation shelter showing a man standing in the rudder well ahead of the starboard mizzen mast. In the background is the Royal Fleet Auxiliary oiler Belgol (1917)
On board an Antung trader type junk under sail at Weihaiwei (Rolled film negative)
P34252; An head and shoulders portrait of one of the crew of a Canton salt junk on board his vessel while at Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong. He is wearing a traditional tangzhuang and a woollen hat and is holding a pipe in his left hand. 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. Negative number P34126 is another portrait of this man.
An head and shoulders portrait of one of the crew of a Canton salt junk on board his vessel at Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong (Rolled film negative)
P34120; Nine Fairey Swordfish I torpedo bomber reconnaissance biplane aircraft of 824 Squadron Fleet Air Arm parked in line abreast on Kai Tak airfield, Hong Kong, seen from ahead of the starboard side. The squadron is disembarked from the aircraft carrier Eagle (1918). The nearest aircraft is K8386, coded 945, which was delivered to the Fleet Air Arm at Gosport 30 November 1936 and was in 824 Squadron from January 1937 to December 1939.
Nine Fleet Air Arm Squadron 824 Fairey Swordfish I torpedo bomber reconnaissance biplane aircraft on Kai Tak airfield (Rolled film negative)
P34308; On board an Indian kotia type dhow anchored at Colombo, Ceylon. The photographer is looking aft and to port from the starboard side of the waist in the ship's boat showing the foremast halyard sheave block in front of the poop accommodation opening. A crewman is standing in front of the mainmast stepped on the poop deck and behind are a capstan, the mainmast halyard sheave block and the ship's wheel.
On board an Indian kotia type dhow anchored at Colombo, Ceylon (Rolled film negative)
P34180; A stern view of a Hong Kong trader type junk anchored in Hong Kong harbour. The photographer is fine off the port quarter. The tops of her main and mizzen masts are out of the picture, two sampans are close to her stern, she has a perforated rudder and her boat is suspended over the stern rail.
The stern of a Hong Kong trader type junk in Hong Kong harbour (Rolled film negative)
P34044; A slightly distant port broadside view of a two masted trader type junk under sail at Penang. She has a raking stem, an occuli on her bow and an awning rigged aft. She has two lug sails set. Her port number is P.194. The photographer was at Penang from 28 February to 7 March 1938. Negatives numbers P34044 to P34048 inclusive are of the same vessel.
A port beam view of the two masted trading junk P.194 at Penang (Rolled film negative)