Handwritten China journal of Edmund Heller (5 of 5)
Page 85
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Transcription
There was a moving picture operator with his machine on the seawall or land but he could only shoot out to sea where there is only the wave to photo & no objects for comparison. A good picture could be obtained from a large boat in the bay facing the sea wall & of the crowd. This would give fine comparison. I the wave & crowd as it came along showing both height & speed. I should take a strong large boat to weather the [illegible] however.