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181. Photo 337/2(38)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 337/2(38)
Title:
Raising of the 'Leonor' [Victoria, Hong Kong]. Photographer: Lai Afong
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events 'It was not till January, 1875, that preparations were begun for raising the Spanish steamer, Leonor, sunk in Hong Kong during the typhoon of the previous September. This sketch illustrates the means adopted. Two large hulks were placed, one on each side of the steamer,...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Jan 1875
Extent:
1 item

182. Photo 337/3(42)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 337/3(42)
Title:
[View of ruins at Pompeii]. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Archaeological Photography View of ruins at Pompeii. Loose print inserted in album.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1870s
Extent:
1 item

183. Photo 337/1(109)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 337/1(109)
Title:
Gate of Taj, Agra. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Subjects = postcards
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1900s
Extent:
1 item

184. Photo 337/1(112)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 337/1(112)
Title:
Screene[sic] in Taj, Agra. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Subjects = postcards
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1900s
Extent:
1 item

185. Photo 337/2(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 337/2(3)
Title:
Effects of the Typhoon amongst the shipping [Victoria, Hong Kong]. Photographer: Lai Afong
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events 'Some of the terrible effects of the Typhoon amongst the shipping in the Harbour may be gathered from the above sketch. Close in shore, with her stern under water, is the Spanish steamer Albay; a little beyond, all submerged except her masts, is the Leonor, another Span...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c Sep 1874
Extent:
1 item

186. Photo 337/2(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 337/2(1)
Title:
Her Majesty's Ship 'Flamer' ashore [Victoria, Hong Kong]. Photographer: Lai Afong
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events 'This view represents Her Majesty's Ship 'Flamer' ashore. She was an old wooden ship, and had been stationed at Hong Kong for some years. She had been used as a hospital ship, but was dismantled shortly before the typhoon. She became a complete wreck. The disconnected p...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c Sep 1874
Extent:
1 item

187. Photo 337/2(29)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 337/2(29)
Title:
Destruction of the Church of St Antonio, Macao. Photographer: Lai Afong
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events 'One of the most disastrous results of the fire at Macao was the destruction of the Church of St. Antonio. The front part, shown in the above sketch, was virtually all that remained; the other walls and the roof being thrown into heaps of rubbish. The destruction, begun...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c Sep 1874
Extent:
1 item

188. Photo 337/2(39)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 337/2(39)
Title:
The raising of the 'Albay' [Victoria, Hong Kong]. Photographer: Lai Afong
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events 'The Albay was raised shortly after the Leonor and by similar means. In the above sketch she is shown slung between two hulks. Steam tugs were employed to tow her away. On being raised, she and the Leonor were taken across the harbour to Kowloon Dock to be repaired.' ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Jan 1875
Extent:
1 item

189. Photo 337/2(42)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 337/2(42)
Title:
Wreck of the 'Imogen' off West Point [Hong Kong]. Photographer: Lai Afong
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Only the masts of the three-masted vessel are visible. Subjects = disasters; Imogen (sailing ship); named vessels; sailing ships; transport; typhoons; water transport
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c Sep 1874
Extent:
1 item

190. Photo 337/1(22)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 337/1(22)
Title:
Agra. Nagina Mosque. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Subjects = Indian architecture; Indian architecture (Islamic); mosques
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1900s
Extent:
1 item