Image of A close view of the starboard bow of a Swatow by Waters, David Watkin (1911-2012)

A close view of the starboard bow of a Swatow trader type junk at Kowloon,...

IMAGE number: MMM7341171
Image title: A close view of the starboard bow of a Swatow trader type junk at Kowloon, Hong Kong, 1937-38 (cellulose nitrate negative)
Artist: Waters, David Watkin (1911-2012) / British
Location: National Maritime Museum, London, UK
Medium: cellulose nitrate negative
Date: 1937 AD - 1938 AD (C20th AD)
Dimensions: 40.6x37.9 cms

Image description: Creator: David Watkin Waters A close view of the starboard bow of a Swatow trader type junk at Kowloon, Hong Kong. Her anchor is hanging over the bow and a member of the crew is standing on the foredeck holding a long skulling oar. The fore lug sail is stowed fore and aft. The junk has an occuli on the bow and two truck mounted, smooth bore, muzzle loading cannon are on the foredeck trained ahead. A motor launch is in the background. The photographer was in the area in the following 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. Waters Collection: HNC0410
Photo credit: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London / Bridgeman Images
Additional Credit Information: Waters Collection
Image keywords: 1930s / 20th century / United Kingdom / Europe / Hong Kong / China / Asia / junk (ship) / boat / transport / sailor / ship / tradition / culture / sailing boat / black and white / photo / mzphoto

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	Dimension [pixels]	Dimension in 300dpi [mm]	File size [MB]
Large	4481 × 4800 px	379 × 406 mm	5.9 MB
Medium	956 × 1024 px	81 × 87 mm	700 KB

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