221/5112
| Collection |
Hedda Morrison Photographs of China |
| Title |
Shopkeeper attends to a customer, Central District, Hong Kong Island. |
| Author / Creator |
Morrison, Hedda, 1908-1991, German |
| Subjects |
food industry and trade Place: China Place: Central District, Hong Kong Island, China Place: Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, China stands (mercantile structures) merchants |
| Abstracts |
Displayed in the backstreet curio store are jade beads, cheap ceramics, a Jacobs Cream Crakers tin, and Japanese currency. |
| Form / genre |
photographs |
| Type |
still image |
| Creation Date |
1946-1947 |
| Extent |
28 x 36 cm. |
| Notes |
Citation/References: Photograph similar to ones published in Edward Stokes, Hedda Morrison's Hong Kong: Photographs & Impressions 1946-47 (Hong Kong and Cambridge, MA: Hongkong Conservation PhotograFoundation, Harvard-Yenching Library, Harvard University), 2005, pp. 41, 251. 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 |
olvwork348155 |
| 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 |