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P34299; A close detail of the port side of the Indian kotia type dhow Karimi (fl.1938) anchored at Colombo, Ceylon, showing her masts and the poop. She has awnings rigged amidships and aft. Her hull and her stern are out of the picture. The photographer was taking passage in the heavy cruiser Cumberland (1926) from Singapore to the U.K. at the time.
A close view of part of the port side of the kotia Karimi (fl.1938) anchored at Colombo, Ceylon (Rolled film negative)
P34264; A general view of the mountain side above Kai Tak aerodrome at Hong Kong. The photographer was serving in the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy and his ship, the aircraft carrier Eagle (1918), was at Hong Kong in the 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 mountain side at Kai Tak, Hong Kong (Rolled film negative)
P34251; A port near broadside view of the forepart of the Hong Kong small trader type junk T3512H under sail at Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong. The photographer is in a boat abeam the mainmast looking to starboard and slightly forward showing members of the crew skulling between the fore and main masts. Two wooden rectangular boards are stood on the bulwark. The upper masts are out of the picture.
A port side view of the forepart of the Hong Kong small trader type junk T3512H at Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong (Rolled film negative)
P34201; On board the Hong Kong fisher type junk 5665HC anchored at Shaukiwan, Hong Kong. The photographer is standing on the centreline of the waist looking aft showing the poop with the access door to the accommodation on the left. The rudder windlass is in front of the rudder post on the poop. 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)
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)
P34437; A close view of the port quarter of a Foochow pole junk (trader) anchored at Weihaiwei. The stern is highly decorative and sampans are alongside the starboard quarter. Her sails are stowed and the top of her mizzen mast is out of the picture, as is everything forward of the mainmast. Negatives numbers P34443 and P34447 are also of this vessel.
The stern of a Foochow pole junk (trader) at Weihaiwei (Rolled film negative)
P34474; A starboard quarter view, taken from fine off the stern, of a fisher sampan pulled up on the beach at Weihaiwei. She has an open stern, raised bulwarks at the bow and stern and two pairs of thole pins on her bow. Her rudder has been unshipped and she is of a completely different hull construction to sampan 128. Negatives numbers P34472 to P34474 are of this boat.
A starboard quarter view of a fisher sampan on the shore at Weihaiwei (Rolled film negative)
P34503; A close-up view of the base of the mainmast on a Shantung open stern trader type junk moored at Weihaiwei. The photographer is looking forward and to port showing how the mainmast is fitted into the mast box. The main halyard block is on the right. See also negative number P34505.
A close view of the base of the mainmast of a Shantung open stern trader type jun moored at Weihaiwei (Rolled film negative)
P34135; On board a Hong Kong fisher d.w. type junk at Hong Kong. The photographer is looking forward at the forecastle showing the foot of the foremast and the anchor windlass to port of it. The starboard anchor is lying on the deck inboard of the bulwark. 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.
On board a Hong Kong fisher d.w. type junk at Hong Kong (Rolled film negative)
P34205; A slightly distant port broadside view of a Chilang sampan being skulled in the Hong Kong area. The specific location is unknown. Four men are standing in the sampan and skulling with long oars attached to thole pins. 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 Chilang sampan being skulled in the Hong Kong area (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)
HNC0410. Waters Collection: Collection of nitrate film negatives P33923-P34580 depicting Chinese junks and sampans. P33967
A peaked stern Twaqo type junk berthed alongside at Singapore (Rolled film negative)
HNC0410. Waters Collection: Collection of nitrate film negatives P33923-P34580 depicting Chinese junks and sampans. P33963
A peaked stern Twaqo type junk under construction in a boatyard at Singapore (Rolled film negative)
A starboard quarter view of a bell stemmed harbour junk moored at Singapore (Rolled film negative)
P34156; A close view of the stern of the Hong Kong fisher d.w. type junk 4919HA on a slipway at Hong Kong. The port number is painted on the starboard side of the stern and the rudder has been unshipped. 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 close view of the stern of the Hong Kong fisher d.w. type junk 4919HA on a slip at Hong Kong (Rolled film negative)
P34574; A starboard side view of the forward end of a fully rigged model of a Yeungkong fisher type junk. The photographer is looking down on the forward part of the model from above deck level showing the foredeck as far aft as the mainmast. . Negatives numbers P34571 to P34578 inclusive were taken on the same occasion.
A model of a Yeungkong fisher type junk (Rolled film negative)
P34105; A very distant view of two Hong Kong fisher type junks under sail off Lye Mun, Hong Kong. They are three masted vessels and have staysails set. 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 very distant view of Hong Kong fisher junks under sail off Lye Mun, Hong Kong (Rolled film negative)
P34570; A slightly distant starboard side view, taken from well ahead of the beam, of the Amoy fisher type junk T809H anchored at Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong. She is three masted and her sails are stowed fore and aft. She appears to have a covered deck cargo amidships. in addition to her port number T809H she also has the numbers 504 and 1113 painted on her hull. A stone sea wall and flat roofed four storey buildings are in the background.
A starboard side view of the Amoy fisher type junk T809H anchored at Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong (Rolled film negative)
P34212; On board an Hangchow Bay trader type junk berthed alongside another junk at Shanghai. The photographer is looking forward from the starboard waist abaft the mainmast showing a windlass ahead of the mainmast. Her lug sails are stowed fore and aft and the tops of her fore and main masts are out of the picture. A steam driven passenger launch and warships are in the background. Negative number P34213 is on board the same vessel.
On board an Hangchow Bay trader type junk at Shanghai (Rolled film negative)
P34118; A port broadside view of a fully rigged model of an Antung trader type junk numbered 634 standing on a wooden cradle at the Roman Catholic church at Liu Kung Tao near Weihaiwei. The model was commissioned by Lt. D W Waters and was made by Tung Ya and his assistants. Negative number P34117 is also of this model.
A model of the Antung trader type junk 634 at the Roman Catholic church in Liu Kung Tao near Weihaiwei (Rolled film negative)
P34539; On board the Foochow pole junk (trader) 3179 anchored at Weihaiwei. The photographer is on the port side of the poop looking aft and slightly to starboard showing the port aft corner of the poop including the poop rails. A pile of poor condition bamboo matting is in the corner. Negative number N34538 is very similar. Negatives numbers P34519 to P34540 are all of this vessel taken on the same occasion.
On board the Foochow pole junk (trader) 3179 anchored at Weihaiwei (Rolled film negative)
HNC0410. Waters Collection: Collection of nitrate film negatives P33923-P34580 depicting Chinese junks and sampans. P33983
The Twaqo type junk See Hin anchored in Singapore harbour (Rolled film negative)
P34276; A general view of Kai Tak aerodrome, Hong Kong, in the late evening looking south-west across the aerodrome with the north end of Kowloon Bay in the background and Hong Kong Island and Victoria Peak beyond. The entrance gates to the Royal Air Force Station are in the foreground. Street lights and the lights of vessels in the harbour are on.
Kai Tak aerodrome and Hong Kong Island (Rolled film negative)
HNC0410. Waters Collection: Collection of nitrate film negatives P33923-P34580 depicting Chinese junks and sampans. P33970
The stern of a peaked stern Twaqo type junk at Singapore (Rolled film negative)