Sujet
Hong Kong Harbour
Légende
Hong KongChina, View over Hong Kong harbour looking across to Kowloon; an area known today as 'Admiralty'. Numerous vessels float in the harbour, including the triple-masted HMS Tamar, steamships, launches and Chinese junks. Original manuscript caption: "No. 7 Hong Kong 1903 Hong Kong Harbour and Kowloon from Hong Kong Island . Harbour 1 1/2 - 2 miles across. Kowloon side- on left of picture jetties where ocean steamers go along side- all P&O steamers berth here.On right of picture the Kowloon docks and ship building work- all Admiralty vessels docked here up to now- but now Admiralty dock building on Hong Kong Island.Hong Kong side- on left of picture Hong Kong Club (the hotel is about 1/4 mile from this) then Navy yard - ordnance stores etc.Harbour- the Roofed in ship with 3 masts in harbour is the HMS Tamar- the depot stopall round this are the moorings for the fleet- but in this view- the fleet are conspicous by their absence, there not being more than half a dozen hereNote the large number of launches- all with white awnings on topon entrance right of picture two small junks lying together.", 1903. 1998/028/2/5.
Date
01 févr. 1903
Crédit
Photo12/Bristol Archives/UIG
Notre référence
UMG20A05_274
Model release
Non
Property release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
43,9Mo (2,1Mo) / 39,7cm x 27,7cm / 4685 x 3276 (300dpi)