'Emptying a pond Kowloon, 6 February 1901'
A general view of Chinese men working in the foreground emptying a 'pond' of water using a wooden trunked pump at Kowloon. To the right is the stern of a large Chinese junk with a man watching the work over the transom. A large number of small and larger vessels are moored, crowded together off the port side of the junk.
The original negative envelope was labelled: 'Emptying a pond Kowloon, 6.2.01'.
The original negative envelope was labelled: 'Emptying a pond Kowloon, 6.2.01'.
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Object Details
ID: | N64470 |
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Type: | Glass plate negative |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Jones, Kenneth Hurlstone |
Date made: | 6 February 1901 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 82 mm x 106 mm |
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