Tientsin Lighter Company tugs wintering in the graving dock at Tonggu (塘沽)

Tientsin Lighter Company tugs wintering in the graving dock at Tonggu (塘沽)

Collection

Swire, G. Warren

Identifier

Sw06-045

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: Sw06-045. GW Swire referenced each negative in this album with the prefix F written in Indian ink. This negative is referenced F27. The album itself has also been archived at some stage with the reference P1/VIII. ‘Tug 3’ (1904-1950) and ‘Tug 4’ (1904-1941) were built by Farnham, Boyd & Co. Ltd., Shanghai, for the Tientsin Lighter Company (TLC).

Caption in album or on mount

Album index: Folio (Sleeve) 27, two negatives: Tientsin Tongku TLC

Location

Tanggu

Estimated Date

1923-1924

Photographer

Swire, G. Warren

Material

Negative

Media

Black and white photograph

Repository

Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library, University of London