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The collision between the Prince George and the Hannibal: Lord Charles Beresford going to see the damage, 1903. Original artwork for Graphic magazine (Drawing)
Preparing for the enemy. Hoisting a 3-pounder into one of the fighting tops of HMS Nile 1901. Original artwork for Graphic magazine (Drawing)
P34030; A starboard side view, taken from well ahead of the beam, of a sampan being skulled by a seated man in Penang harbour. The boat has occuli on either bow and the number 38 is inside the transom. A deep sea steamship is in the background. The photographer was at Penang 28 February to 7 March 1938. A vertical format negative. Negatives numbers P34029 and P34030 are of the same vessel and person.
A sampan at Penang (Rolled film negative)
P34039; A port broadside view of a small two masted fisher type junk anchored at Penang. She has occuli on the bow, her lug sails are stowed, she has an accommodation shelter aft and a sampan is alongside. The photographer was at Penang from 28 February to 7 March 1938. Negatives numbers P34038 to P34040 inclusive are of the same vessel.
A port broadside view of a small fisher type junk anchored at Penang (Rolled film negative)
P34048; 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 broadside view of the trader type junk P.194 under sail at Penang (Rolled film negative)
P34031; A slightly distant starboard side view of two sampans in Penang harbour. Both boats have occuli on the bow. The nearest boat has a crew of two, a single mast raised and a lug sail set. The other sampan has a crew of three and is being skulled. Local and coastal steamers owned by The Straits Steamship Company, a deep sea steamship and the aircraft carrier HMS EAGLE (1918) are in the background. The photographer was at Penang 28 February to 7 March 1938.
A sampan under sail and one being skulled in Penang harbour (Rolled film negative)
P34042; A slightly distant port bow view, taken from wide off the bow, of a two masted lighter under sail at Penang. She has a ketch rig and she has set a staysail and a loose-footed mainsail. Her mizzen sail is stowed. She is lightly laden and has three men on deck. A deep-sea passenger/cargo ship is in the background. The photographer was at Penang from 28 February to 7 March 1938. Negatives numbers P34041 and P34042 are of the same vessel.
A ketch rigged lighter under sail at Penang (Rolled film negative)
P34053; On board a two masted trading junk which is anchored in Penang harbour. The photographer is on the port side of the deck abreast the forward hold looking aft. The after hold has tarpaulin covers. Her lug sails are stowed fore and aft and she has an tattered awning rigged aft above the poop accommodation. The photographer was at Penang from 28 February to 7 March 1938. Negatives numbers P34052 to P34054 inclusive were taken on board the same vessel.
On board a two masted trader type junk which is anchored at Penang (Rolled film negative)
P34041; A port broadside view of a two masted lighter under sail at Penang. She has a ketch rig and she has set a staysail and a loose-footed mainsail. Her mizzen sail is stowed. She is lightly laden and has four men on deck. A deep-sea passenger/cargo ship is in the background. The photographer was at Penang from 28 February to 7 March 1938. Negatives numbers P34041 and P34042 are of the same vessel.
A ketch rigged lighter under sail at Penang. (Rolled film negative)
P34037; A close view of some running rigging on board a fisher junk at Penang. The photographer is looking up from the deck showing the end of a stowed lug sail. In the rigging are two single sheave blocks and one twin sheave block. The photographer was at Penang from 28 February to 7 March 1938.
Running rigging on a fisher junk at Penang (Rolled film negative)
P34046; A slightly distant starboard quarter 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 starboard quarter view of the trader type junk P.194 under sail at Penang (Rolled film negative)
P34049; A port broadside view of a single masted trader type junk anchored at Penang. She has a raking stem and an awning rigged aft. She has a lug sail hoisted even though she is at anchor. A sampan is alongside and a two masted trading junk is at anchor beyond her. The photographer was at Penang from 28 February to 7 March 1938.
A port broadside view of a single masted trading junk under sail at Penang (Rolled film negative)
P34035; A port quarter view, taken from fine off the stern, of a junk at anchor in Penang harbour. She is a three masted type and her lug sails are stowed fore and aft. The vessel has an highly decorated transom and a sampan and her boat are alongside aft. The photographer was at Penang 28 February to 7 March 1938. A vertical format negative.
A port quarter view of a junk at Penang (Rolled film negative)
P34034; Five sampans moored stern-on to the quay in the sampan harbour near the FMS Railway station pier at Penang. The boats all have occuli on their bow. People and bicycles are on the landing stage and a Royal Navy motor launch, probably from HMS Eagle (1918), is approaching the landing stage. A cargo liner is alongside a pier in the background. The photographer was at Penang 28 February to 7 March 1938.
Sampans in the sampan harbour near the FMS Railway Station pier at Penang (Rolled film negative)
P34032; A port near broadside view, taken from just ahead of the beam, of a sampan under sail in Penang harbour. The boat has occuli on the bow, has a single mast with a lug sail set and has a crew of two. She is well laden. A steam tug is in the background. The photographer was at Penang 28 February to 7 March 1938.
A sampan under sail in Penang harbour (Rolled film negative)
P34157; A starboard bow view, taken from fine off the bow, of a Hong Kong fisher d.w. type junk in Hong Kong harbour. Her port anchor is touching the water and her fore lug sail is partially hoisted. Her main sail is stowed. 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. A vertical format negative.
A starboard bow view of a Hong Kong fisher d.w. type junk in Hong Kong harbour (Rolled film negative)
P34087; On board a Yeungkong fisher type junk at Aberdeen, Hong Kong. The photographer is looking aft and to port from the starboard side showing the rudder windlass and the base of the mizzen mast. The photographer was in the area on four occasions: 6 to 28 May 1937; 14 October 1937 to 8 January 1938; 14 April to 4 June 1938 and 8 to 12 September 1938.
On board a Yeungkong fisher type junk at Aberdeen, Hong Kong, showing the rudder windlass (Rolled film negative)
P34436; On board a pole junk anchored at Hong Kong. The photographer is looking aft and to starboard from the port side of the waist showing a close detail of a wooden fitting at the foot of the mainmast which may be for the foot of a derrick or boom. The stowed mainsail is covered with matting and washing is hanging on bamboo poles on the port side of the waist. Negatives numbers P34432 to P34436 inclusive were all taken on board the same junk.
On board a pole junk anchored at Hong Kong (Rolled film negative)
HNC0410. Waters Collection: Collection of nitrate film negatives P33923-P34580 depicting Chinese junks and sampans. P33992
A starboard broadside view of a Tonkin type junk anchored at Singapore (Rolled film negative)
P34553; A bow view of a Kowloon Bay small fisher type junk (or sampan) on shore parallel to the water in Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong. She is two masted and her lug sails are stowed fore and aft. Her port number T130H is painted either side of the flat bow. Other fishing sampans or small junks are on the right and a flat roofed building with balconies is on the left.. Negatives numbers P34553 to P34557 inclusive are of the same vessel taken on the same occasion.
A bow view of a Kowloon Bay small fisher type junk (or sampan) beached in Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong (Rolled film negative)
P33979; A close-up view of the port quarter of a peaked stern Twaqo type junk berthed at Singapore, looking forward and to starboard from off the port side of the stern. The vessel is of the two masted type, the transom and bulwark are gaily painted and the vessel is named See Hin, registered at Singapore with the port number 2934. A number of Tongkung type ketch rigged junks are in the background.
The stern of the peaked stern Twaqo type junk See Hin in Singapore harbour (Rolled film negative)
HNC0410. Waters Collection: Collection of nitrate film negatives P33923-P34580 depicting Chinese junks and sampans. P33928
On board a Tongkung type junk which is being fitted out after launching at Singapore (Rolled film negative)
HNC0410. Waters Collection: Collection of nitrate film negatives P33923-P34580 depicting Chinese junks and sampans. P33974
Inside the stern on board a Twaqo type junk at Singapore (Rolled film negative)
P34012; On board a small C/B trader junk anchored in Singapore harbour. The photographer is on the port side of the deck amidships looking forward showing a wooden windlass to port of the mainmast and two wooden anchor handling windlasses on either side of the foremast. The vessel is a three masted type and her lug sails are stowed fore and aft. A number of local and deep-sea steam and motor ships are in the background.
On board a small C/B trader junk in Singapore harbour (Rolled film negative)