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31. Photo 337/2(45)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 337/2(45)
Title:
Chinese junks ashore at East Point [Hong Kong]. Photographer: Lai Afong
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Subjects = disasters; junks; local craft; transport; typhoons; water transport
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c Sep 1874
Extent:
1 item

32. 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

33. 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

34. 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

35. 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

36. 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

37. 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

38. Photo 337/2(47)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 337/2(47)
Title:
A workshop in connection with the Aberdeen Dock blown down by the typhoon of the 22nd September, 1874 [Hong Kong]. Photographer: Lai Afong
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events This ruined building is also seen in print 9. Subjects = disasters; docks and dockyards; ports; typhoons Location = Aberdeen; China; Hong Kong
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c Sep 1874
Extent:
1 item

39. Photo 337/2(14)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 337/2(14)
Title:
Mountain Lodge after the typhoon [Victoria, Hong Kong]. Photographer: Lai Afong
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events 'Mountain Lodge is situate on Victoria Peak, Hong Kong, and is the summer residence of His Excellency the Governor, Sir Arthur Edward Kennedy, K.C.M.G., C.B. It was severely damaged by the typhoon; the roof being almost entirely carried away and many of the rendered unt...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c Sep 1874
Extent:
1 item

40. Photo 337/2(27)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 337/2(27)
Title:
Buildings near the Church of St Paul, Macao destroyed by fire and the typhoon. Photographer: Lai Afong
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events 'The chief building in this sketch is the ruin of St Paulo. This church, built by some Jesuit fathers, was destroyed by fire some forty years ago. What is here shown is all that remains of the once noble edifice, - one of the finest specimens of ecclesiastical architect...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c Sep 1874
Extent:
1 item