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.
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Object Details
ID: | P34439 |
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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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