09 Johns' and Abreys' Houseboat Beached for the Night between Hankow and Ichang
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Title
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09 Johns' and Abreys' Houseboat Beached for the Night between Hankow and Ichang
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Caption
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There were three version of this photo with different captions on the back. The first two versions were transcribed by Ken or Martin Johns, and are not among the images we have for this project. The present version has caption 3 on the back, transcribed by the project team:
1. This was taken where we were anchored on Wednesday 18th. Myrtle’s head is out of our window. The cook is eating rice in the captain’s quarters, the captain’s daughter beside him. The front is covered because we are stopped for the day. You can see the mast of the ‘wuban’ which is drawn up the other side and two women of the village are washing by the water. They kneel on the stones and pound the clothes with a stick. Our rudder projects out of the water at the back. On top of the boat are tracking ropes. The shutters are on Abrey’s room’s windows. (Note: There are some words missing on the back of the photo). A second copy of the photo has:
2. The boat is covered in the picture. The matting is laid across poles every night to form a roof for the trackers sleeping underneath. A plank is up on which we walk ashore. A big oar shows at the side. A window shows in Abrey’s bedroom. The shutters are on their other window on this side as the organ is just inside. I am looking out of our bedroom window. The shutters on all the windows except the Abrey’s pull back. You can see them if you look closely. The next two pairs of windows are in the kitchen and the dining room combined. The stove is just inside the small window. Notice the stove pipe. Lao Woo (cook) and the captain’s daughter are looking out of the captain’s quarters. Lao Woo has his rice bowl in his hand and is eating his rice. The captain’s family sleep at the back where you see the window. They are usually not in the front where the cook is during the day. The cook and teacher sleep here and also some of the crew. Some of their washing is hanging beside the boat at the back. The cover is drawn over this part in the picture, the same as over the bow. Notice the extra ropes on top of our apartments for going up the rapids. On the shore, two women are washing, kneeling on huge stones. Just outside the picture beyond the plank are three professional beggars. The sail is lowered.
3. This was taken when we were anchored on Wednesday 18th at Yang Du Tsi or Yang Tu Chi, as Baller romanizes it. It is our houseboat. We think it a very good picture for taken in the rain. The exposure was one second. Myrtle's head is out [far?] window. The cook is eating rice in the captain's quarter. Captain's daughter [?] him. You can see the stovepipe above and just in front. The front is covered because we are stopped for the day. You can see the mast of the [cabin?] which is drawn up the other side and two women of the village are washing by the water. They kneel on the stones and pound the clothes with a stick. Our rudder [protrudes?] out of the water at the back. On top of the boat are tracking ropes. The shudders are on Abrey's room's windows. The back room of all is also the captain's.
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Identifier
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AEJ_20
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Alternative Identifier
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10
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Description
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Houseboat with sail down anchored at a rocky shoreline with a calm Yangtze River and rocky opposite shore in background. Inscription on the back describes the scene. The location is likely the first overnight stop on the houseboat after leaving the steamboat at Hankow (current Wuhan), which would have been near present day Yanziwo, Hubei. Frederick William Baller wrote grammar books with Wade-Giles romanization.
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Creator
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Johns, Alfred Edward
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Date Created
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1910
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Location
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Yanziwo, Hubei (30.085029530526825, 114.04825444338547)
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Original Format
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photographic print
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Source
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Ken Johns
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Provenance
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Johns Family Archives
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Publisher
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SIUE
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Record Date
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2022-10-06
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Contributor
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Nicholas Fowler; Cory Willmott
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Type
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Still Image
