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A dragon boat off Apia, Upolo, Samoa
A distant starboard side view, taken from ahead of the beam, of a multi-oared canoe, commonly called a dragon boat, under way off Apia, Upolu, Samoa. The photographer is on board the Cunard Line passenger cruise ship Franconia (1923) looking seawards at the canoe which has a crew of thirty men and is propelled by 26 oars.
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Object Details
| ID: | P94914 |
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| Type: | Sheet film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Marine Photo Service |
| Date made: | 1934-1939 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Waterline Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 80 mm x 110 mm |