Butterfield & Swire hulk 'Ameer' on the bund in Hankow

Title : Butterfield & Swire hulk 'Ameer' on the bund in Hankow

Topic : Warren Swire collection

Year : 1911-1912

Location : Hankou

Date (start) : 1911

Nature : B&W Photo

Support image : Negative

Caption on support : Album cover: B&S C, Northern Ports 52, Shanghai & Coast 21, River 26, Japan 15, (Total) 114. 1911-1912. Album index: Folio (Sleeve) 61, two negatives: Hankow B&S frontage

Information data : University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: sw03-074. G W Swire referenced each negative in this album with the prefix B written in India ink. This negative is referenced C61. The album itself has also been archived at some stage with the reference P1/II. On the hulk, which is flying the John Swire flag, are the words 'Ameer Shanghai'. The people in the junks and on the hulk are watching the ship from where GWS took the picture. An air of expectation.

Keywords : Swire;junk;boat;Yangtze;Yangzi;steamship;Wuhan