Pirates? Not this time; but it might have been – Vintage Print
![Pirates? Not this time; but it might have been, [19]24. — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/03/03b7104b0d79-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Pirates? Not this time; but it might have been comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Pirates? Not this time; but it might have been
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The title's joke, "Pirates? Not this time; but it might have been," points to a real worry for anyone traveling the coasts of East Asia in the 1920s, when piracy was a genuine hazard in the waters where junks worked. The square sails and high sterns of these flat-bottomed vessels made them a familiar sight to foreign visitors. Underwood & Underwood, the American firm known for stereoscopic views sold to homes and schools, traded in this kind of travel imagery. The wry caption suggests a publisher that knew its audience enjoyed a little danger viewed from a safe distance.
| Created / published | [19]24. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1920-1930. |
| Notes | Copyright by Underwood & Underwood. No. 72, 774. |
| Subjects | Junks--1920-1930. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,319 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-185840 |
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