On board a pole junk anchored at Hong kong

On board a pole junk anchored at Hong Kong. The photographer is looking forward from the port side of the poop showing the mainsail and foresail stowed fore and aft . The capstan and the anchor bitts are between the two masts and the deck is cluttered with pieces of wood. The tops of the masts are out of the picture. The photographer's ship 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. A vertical format negative. Negative number P34445 was taken on board the same junk.

Object Details

ID: P34439
Type: Rolled film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Waters, David Watkin
Places: China
Vessels: Pole type
Date made: 1937-1938
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Waters Collection
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