207/5112
| Collection |
Hedda Morrison Photographs of China |
| Title |
Northwest view of Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong Island. |
| Author / Creator |
Morrison, Hedda, 1908-1991, German |
| Subjects |
ferries Place: China Place: Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong, China Place: Shau Kei Wan, Hong Kong Island, China Place: Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, China Place: Sz Tsz Shan, Hong Kong, China Place: Lyemum Barracks, Hong Kong Island, China Place: Ah Kung Ngam Tsuen, Hong Kong Island, China bays (bodies of water) churches barracks |
| Abstracts |
Kowloon Bay, as seen from above Shau Kei Wan, with Lion Rock in the background. The village of Ah Kung Ngam Tsuen (Ancestor's Rocky Cave Village) is below with terraced agricultural land, a church to the left and the Lyemum Barracks to the right. |
| Form / genre |
photographs |
| Type |
still image |
| Creation Date |
1946-1947 |
| Extent |
28 x 36 cm. |
| Notes |
Citation/References: Photograph published in Edward Stokes, Hedda Morrison's Hong Kong: Photographs & Impressions 1946-47 (Hong Kong and Cambridge, MA: Hongkong Conservation Photography Foundation, Harvard-Yenching Library, Harvard University), 2005, pp. 59, 252. Production: Photographic prints made from original gelatin silver negatives (6 x 6 cm.) by the Harvard College Library Imaging Services for the Harvard-Yenching Library and Hongkong Conservation Photography Foundation project between 2004-2006. |
| Culture |
Chinese |
| Materials / Techniques |
gelatin silver process on resin-coated paper |
| Identifier |
olvwork348141 |
| Use restrictions |
Harvard-Yenching Library:Access to original photographs, negatives, and albums in the Hedda Morrison photograph collection is restricted. Photographs and images from the collection may be reproduced only with written permission. Contact the Harvard-Yenching Library for permissions and fees. |
| Copyright |
Photographs and negatives in the Hedda Morrison photograph collection: Copyright various dates, President and Fellows of Harvard College; all rights reserved. |
| Language |
eng |