S.S. Newchwang by a pier, and ferry boats, Xiamen

S.S. Newchwang by a pier, and ferry boats, Xiamen

Collection

Maxwell Family

Identifier

Mx01-175

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: Mx01-175. Cadbury Research Library archive finding number: DA26/2/2/4 (John Preston Maxwell Papers). The steamship in this photograph is probably the pioneering CNCo beancaker s.s. Newchwang (1877-1912). Beancake was soya pulp, pressed into cakes and used as fertiliser to grow fruit and vegetables. See Sw01-009.

Caption in album or on mount

Off Amoy

Location

Xiamen

Estimated Date

1890-1910

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph

Repository

Cadbury Research Library (Special Collections), University of Birmingham