220/5112
| Collection |
Hedda Morrison Photographs of China |
| Title |
Workers in a mixed goods store, Kowloon, Hong Kong. |
| Author / Creator |
Morrison, Hedda, 1908-1991, German |
| Subjects |
street vendors Place: China Place: Kowloon Peninsula, Hong Kong, China stores shopkeepers |
| Abstracts |
Workers sort and grade newly arrived produce. Dry and preserved foods and other essentials are displayed in a typical jaap foh poh, or mixed goods store. This includes fish, red onion, garlic, and peanut oil. Purchases would be wrapped in newspaper sheets hanging on the upper left side and tied with twine, pictured on the lower left. |
| 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. 87, 255. 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 |
olvwork348154 |
| 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 |