Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: Sw04-078. G W Swire referenced each negative in this album with the prefix D written in India ink. This negative is referenced D53. The album itself has also been archived at some stage with the reference P1/IV. ‘Tungchow’ (1914-1945) was pirated twice, on 18 December 1925 and 29 January 1935. On board for the latter hijacking were 73 schoolchildren and three female teachers en route to the CIM Schools, Chefoo/Yantai. One of the schoolgirls was Margaret Vinden (See GV-s12). See https://wikiswire.com/wiki/Tungchow_II_/_Hsin_Peking_II.

Caption in album or on mount

Album index: Folio (Sleeve) 53: one negative: “Tungchow”

Estimated Date

1919-1920

Tags

• flag
• ship
• junk
• steamer
• Swire
• piracy
• pirate

Photographer

Swire, G. Warren

Material

Negative

Media

Black and white photograph

Repository

Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library, University of London

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