S.S. 'Shutung' and 'Shutung Flat' moored to a hulk

S.S. 'Shutung' and 'Shutung Flat' moored to a hulk

Collection

Swire, G. Warren

Identifier

Sw06-156

Notes

Historical Photographs of China reference number: Sw06-156. GW Swire referenced each negative in this album with the prefix F written in Indian ink. This negative is referenced F93 The album itself has also been archived at some stage with the reference P1/VII. The 'Shu-Tung' ('Shutung' or 'Shu Tung'), built by Messrs. Thorneycroft and Co. in Britain in 1910, was a stalwart Upper Yangtze steamer, owned by the Szechuan Steam Navigation Co. The 'Flat' carried the passengers and cargo and was usually towed alongside the 'Shutung'. In turbulant waters or when the current was too strong, the 'Flat' was winched up. See also Pa01-10.

Caption in album or on mount

Tonnage Anhsiang Shutung

Photographer

Swire, G. Warren

Material

Negative

Media

Black and white photograph

Repository

Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library, University of London

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