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Hong Kong, boats in a harbor

Hong Kong, boats in a harbor
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View the original, larger copy of this image at the UWM website: http://collections.lib.uwm.edu/u?/agsphoto,3983

Date picture taken (may be approximate): 
Monday, January 1, 1940
Gallery: 
1940-41 Harrison Forman's photos
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Submitted by David on Sat, 2010-08-28 21:45.

Andrew has mentioned small boats like these.

The one in the middle of the photo is named Kwongchow. I can't see the full name of the boat on the right, but the character for the last half of the name is 'East', so it was probably called 'something-tung'.

Does anyone know who would have owned these boats, and where they were likely tied up when this photo was taken?

Submitted by tngan on Sat, 2010-08-28 22:10.

Hi there,

It is very likely Kwongtung.  But ony the 'Tung' part is accurate as the Chinese Charactor 東 is clearly visible at the bow.  The other distorted Chinese work might be 廣 as that also seem to be the alphabet K right next to it, but without another photo of a slightly diffferent angle there is no way for us to conclude.  I guess if the boats gotta be registered somewhere.  Don't know if the harbour master and/or the Marine Department still keeps such old records these days.

Best Regards,

T

Submitted by moddsey on Sun, 2010-08-29 01:35.

Judging from Forman's photo sequence, the location of the pier may have been the Canton Steamer Pier on Connaught Road.

Submitted by annelisec on Sun, 2010-08-29 13:14.

廣 州 - 州 廣 (Guangzhou - Kwong Chow - Canton)