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[Flying Dragon at Port Weld, ? circa 1912], 1912

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 3/77

Scope and Contents

138 x 79 mm. Showing the steamer Flying Dragon approaching a wharf at Port Weld. Marks (1926) provides the following description: 'Alongside the wharf lay the Flying Dragon, a small coasting vessel, which has run between Penang and Perak for the last forty years: carrying pigs, ducks, blachan, durians, dried fish and unwashed native passengers, and also perhaps more smells per ton than any vessel of her size.'

Dates

  • Creation: 1912

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

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Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Fair condition.

Bibliography

Photograph used as an illustration in an article: Marks, Oliver (1926), Inspecting Perak's fishing villages. British Malaya, June.

General

PJ.

Originator(s)

Marks, Oliver (?)

Finding aid date

2002-05-16 15:11:31+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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