China Camp - Supplementary Images

Here is the posted text regarding the Grace Quon on the Hyde Street Pier. The English word "junk" as used here does have Chinese origins but is very loosely used in English for a wide range of Chinese vessels. It is likely that the original Chinese Americans at China Camp had more specialized terms of their own for their boats.

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Photograph by Malcolm Collier