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Views and social life in Hong Kong.
Catalogue reference: Photo 905
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- Photo 905
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Title (The name of the record)
- Views and social life in Hong Kong.
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1890s-1900s
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Description (What the record is about)
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Modern postcards from early photographs, published in sets of ten by the City Museum & Art Gallery, Hong Kong. (1) Sung Wong Toi Rock, 1920; (2) Des Voeux Road, looking west, about 1880; (3) Two girls with bound feet and their maid in the Botanic Garden, 1890; (4) Tin Hau Temple, Causeway Bay, 1870; (5) Chinese soldiers near Hong Kong border, about 1900; (6) Dent's Fountain and Beaconsfield Arcade, 1880; (7) Queen's Road, about 1880; (8) Hau Wong Temple in Kowloon City, 1930; (9) Pedder Street, looking south in 1870; (10) Inside Kowloon City, 1930; (11) Des Voeux Road, looking east, about 1870; (12) Queen's Road Central, looking west, 1870; (13) The old City Hall, 1870; (14) Kowloon City, about 1900; (15) Lin Fa Kung, Tai Hang, 1870; (16) Streetside seal carvers, 1880; (17) The Viceroy of Canton arriving in Hong Kong, 1907; (18) Children in Pottinger Street at New Year, about 1900; (19) The racecourse at Happy Valley with Wong Nei Chong village in the background, 1865; (20) Fruit and vegetable trading in D'Aguilar Street, 1870. Process = Postcards. Photographers = Unknown.,;.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- British Library: Asian and African Studies
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- Not applicable
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- 1 item
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Unrestricted. Appointment Required to view these records. Please consult Asian and African Studies Print Room staff.
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
- Donated by Mr A. J. Farrington (OIOC), January 1994. OIOC does not hold copyright for these images.
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Dimensions: 149 mm x 104 mm.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/1393b278-d44f-405e-849d-435862e822ab/
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Views and social life in Hong Kong.