Janus: Photograph collection of the British Association of Malaysia and Singapore

RCS/BAM 3 contains:
<-- See earlier
72	Tuba fishing at Changkat Jong, near Teluk [i.e. Telok] Anson, October 1928
73	Ipoh Club, Perak, Rugby team, 1930
74	The Perak Valley from the cottage, Perak - 4, 500 feet, [1890s]
75	Interior of M.J. Kennaway's house on Escot Estate, Tanjong Malin, about 1930
76	Interior view of M.J. Kennaway's house on Escot Estate, Tanjong Malin, about 1930
77	[Flying Dragon at Port Weld, ? circa 1912]
78	The author with his Banjarese and Javanese friends [? circa 1912]
79	Fishing boats and houses at Pasir Itam, Perak [? circa 1912]
80	[Chinese fishing boat off Pasir Itam, Perak, ? 1912]
81	Group of Malay States Guides with their children
82	[Empire Day at Pulau Bahru, Dindings, 1925]
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Photograph collection of the British Association of Malaysia and Singapore

Title	[Flying Dragon at Port Weld, ? circa 1912]
Reference	BAM 3/77
Creator	Marks, Oliver (?)
Covering Dates	circa 1912
Extent and Medium	Fair condition.

Content and context

138 x 79 mm. Showing the steamer Flying Dragon approaching a wharf at Port Weld. Marks (1926) provides the following description: 'Alongside the wharf lay the Flying Dragon, a small coasting vessel, which has run between Penang and Perak for the last forty years: carrying pigs, ducks, blachan, durians, dried fish and unwashed native passengers, and also perhaps more smells per ton than any vessel of her size.'

Further information

Photograph used as an illustration in an article: Marks, Oliver (1926), Inspecting Perak's fishing villages. British Malaya, June.

Indexed

Index Terms

Marks, Oliver (1866-1940)

SS Flying Dragon, Steamer

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