287/5112
| Collection |
Hedda Morrison Photographs of China |
| Title |
Hills and bays looking from Aberdeen valley, southern side of Hong Kong Island. |
| Author / Creator |
Morrison, Hedda, 1908-1991, German |
| Subjects |
hills Place: China Place: Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, China Place: Aberdeen, Hong Kong Island, China bays (bodies of water) hills gardens |
| Abstracts |
The market gardening area of Wong Chuk Hang can be seen in distance. Beyond this area are Deep Water Bay and Repulse Bay. The wild grasses are in winter head, the hills are thinly covered with trees and the Aberdeen Upper Reservoir is quite full. |
| 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. 99, 255. |
| Culture |
Chinese |
| Materials / Techniques |
gelatin silver process on resin-coated paper |
| Identifier |
olvwork348599 |
| 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 |