308/5112
| Collection |
Hedda Morrison Photographs of China |
| Title |
Workers and buses on the praya along the harbor by Coonaught Road, Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong Island. |
| Author / Creator |
Morrison, Hedda, 1908-1991, German |
| Subjects |
channels (water body components) Place: China Place: Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong, China Place: Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, China Place: Connaught Road, Hong Kong Island, China piers (marine landings) harbors buses |
| Abstracts |
View seen from a building opposite the Hong Kong & Yaumatei Ferry Company's vehicular ferry pier. In the distance are Pearl River and West River passanger and cargo launches. The Star Ferry pier is distinquished by the clock tower. |
| 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. 42, 251. 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 |
olvwork351200 |
| 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 |