267/5112
| Collection |
Hedda Morrison Photographs of China |
| Title |
Chai Wan, near the eastern harbor, Hong Kong Island. |
| Author / Creator |
Morrison, Hedda, 1908-1991, German |
| Subjects |
mountains Place: China Place: Chai Wan, Hong Kong, China Place: Lyemum Barracks, Hong Kong Island, China Place: Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, China harbors villages barracks |
| Abstracts |
View overlooking coastal fishing-framing village of Chai Wan from near Pottinger Gap. The road to Shek O and Tai Tam descends from the background to lower elevations with terraced farm land. Overlooking the harbor are the Lyemum Barracks and its hilltop battery. |
| 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. 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. 101, 256. |
| Culture |
Chinese |
| Materials / Techniques |
gelatin silver process on resin-coated paper |
| Identifier |
olvwork348437 |
| 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 |