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Boats and ships English
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Hong Kong - harbour, construction, family

Item is an amateur film from Douglas Scott's time living in Hong Kong which variously captures a large crowd standing on a dock by a large steam ship in a harbour; panning views of junks and sampans on the water; local laborers being served food; expatriates and local laborers at a construction site; Margaret standing by the Scott's Hong Kong home; a large ship departing from a harbour, with nearby buses and a Texaco station visible; Scott family members posing for the camera; and a view of Hong Kong streets from a tall building.

R. Murdock, Felix, Mac

Item is an amateur film which captures what appears to be the so-called "man without a country" George Dibbern and his boat, La Rapunga, with its "citizen of the world" flag. The film also captures Inner Harbour (Victoria, B.C.) and the Empress Hotel; various sailboats; a man (again perhaps George Dibbern) hula dancing and climbing the rigging on his boat; Margaret and a young boy sailing on a catboat; and various boats.

Loading lumber at Hastings Saw Mill

Photograph shows the following: the British steamer Knight of St. George for Australia, the British ship Clackmannanshire for South Africa, the British ship Bay of Biscay for the United Kingdom, the British Bark Invernesshire for the United Kingdom, and t

Mosquito fleet. Vancouver, B.C. July 15, 13

Photograph shows ten small steam tugs at the Gore Avenue wharf, including the "Stormer", "Etta White", "Kitsap", "Reliance", "Cleeve", and "Dolphin". Photograph also shows three sailing ships loading lumber at Hastings Sawmill. J.S. Matthews' notes with print or negative in Archives.

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