265/5112
| Collection |
Hedda Morrison Photographs of China |
| Title |
Kowloon Bay and mountain peaks looking towards the central harbor, Kowloon Peninsula, Hong Kong. |
| Author / Creator |
Morrison, Hedda, 1908-1991, German |
| Subjects |
rural areas Place: China Place: Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong, China Place: Kowloon Peninsula, Hong Kong, China Place: Ngau Tau Kok, Hong Kong, China bays (bodies of water) cranes memorials |
| Abstracts |
View from the coastal hills near the village of Ngau Tau Kok, some two kilometers east of Kai Tak. In the center skyline is the Japanese invasion memorial and to the extreme right is the massive hammerhead dock crane at Hung Hom. |
| 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. 90, 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 |
olvwork348428 |
| 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 |