Houseboats and SingSong Girls, Sailors, Canton, 1860s
Posted: July 19th, 2023 | No Comments »An illustration of houseboats, singsong girls and foreign sailors in Canton, set in the 1860s. Drawn by artist, folk singer and “Last Working Shantyman” Stan Hugill for his book Sailortown (1967). Hugill apparently visited Canton, Hong Kong and Macao during his career in the pre-WW2 era as a merchant seaman.
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