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A sampan under sail and one being skulled in Penang harbour
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.
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Object Details
| ID: | P34031 |
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| Type: | Rolled film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Waters, David Watkin |
| Places: | China |
| Vessels: | Eagle (1918) |
| Date made: | 28 February to 7 March 1938 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Waters Collection |