258/5112
| Collection |
Hedda Morrison Photographs of China |
| Title |
Prince Edward Road in the Kowloon Tong suburbs, Kowloon Peninsula, Hong Kong. |
| Author / Creator |
Morrison, Hedda, 1908-1991, German |
| Subjects |
barracks Place: China Place: Prince Edward Road, Hong Kong, China Place: Kowloon Peninsula, Hong Kong, China Place: Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China Place: Waterloo Road, Hong Kong, China Place: St. Teresa's Church, Hong Kong, China boulevards suburbs churches |
| Abstracts |
St. Teresa's spire can be seen in the background at the intersection of Prince Edward Road, a ruler-straight boulevard, and Waterloo Road. The middle-class suburb of Kowloon Tong had spacious residences, churches and exclusive schools. A Gilman Motors truck is parked on left side of the photograph. |
| 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, p. 84, 254. 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 |
olvwork348364 |
| 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 |