242/5112
| Collection |
Hedda Morrison Photographs of China |
| Title |
Hong Kong Club, Prince's Building and the Queen's Building, Central District, Hong Kong Island. |
| Author / Creator |
Morrison, Hedda, 1908-1991, German |
| Subjects |
government office buildings Place: China Place: Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, China Place: Hong Kong Club and Office Building, Hong Kong Island, China Place: Prince's Building, Hong Kong Island, China Place: Queen's Building, Hong Kong Island, China Place: Central District, Hong Kong Island, China Place: Murray Parade Grounds, Hong Kong Island, China clubhouses parade grounds |
| Abstracts |
In the center of the photo is the Prince's Building and to its right is the Queen's Building with its rounded, European-style parapets. Both colonial buildings had arcaded facades with wide verandas. To the left is the Hong Kong Club. The Murray Parade Ground is in the foreground. |
| Form / genre |
photographs |
| Type |
still image |
| Creation Date |
1946-1947 |
| Extent |
28 x 36 cm. |
| Notes |
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 |
olvwork348296 |
| 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 |