The 'Paoting' turning in Tientsin

Title : The 'Paoting' turning in Tientsin

Topic : Warren Swire collection

Year : 1906-1907

Location : Tianjin

Date (start) : 1906

Nature : B&W Photo

Support image : Negative

Caption on support : Album cover: China Northern Ports B & S (Butterfield & Swire) Album index: Folio (Sleeve) 11, one negative: Paoting Class

Information data : University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: sw01-013. G W Swire referenced each negative in this album with the prefix A written in white ink. This negative is referenced A11. The album itself has also been archived at some stage with the reference P2/II. The 'Stern-line Swing' or 'Swinging Berth' (turning on a sixpence method) was developed, as the river was too narrow to allow vessels to turn without the aid of a tug. Paoting (Baoding, 保定, 1891-1923) in Haihe (海河), Tientsin (Tianjin).

Keywords : Swire;trade;river;ice;ship;steamship;steamer;Tianjin