Albumen print by Afong Lai, mounted on original card/album page. Image of Queen's Road, Hong Kong, ca. 1870s. Visible on the left is the building of the Hong Kong Dispensary, with its decorated arcade, while on the right is the Lane Crawford building with its portico. A sedan chair can be seen in the foreground, and a few more are parked in front of the portico. The image was once part of a 19th century album comprised of views of colonial India and Asia.
Details
- Category:
- Photographs
- Collection:
- Kodak Collection
- Object Number:
- 1990-5036/16520
- Materials:
- paper (fibre product)
- Measurements:
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overall: 307 mm x 356 mm
image: 208 mm x 273 mm
- type:
- photograph
- credit:
- Kodak Collection, National Science and Media Museum, Bradford