Hong Kong. Queen's Road, Native Town. Photographer: Unknown
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Hong Kong was visited by the compiler of this album from 3-8 March 1879. Street view of Queen's Road, with rows of signboards hung from the shops on either side. With sedan chairs parked on either side of the street.
[A young girl with a child, China]. Photographer: Unknown
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Full-length seated studio portrait of a young girl and a child. The girl holds a fan and is seated with her feet on a footstool. Image in carte de visite format.
Full-length deated studio portrait of a girl, her right arm resting on a table on which stands a vase of flowers. In her left hand she holds a fan. With contemporary printed descriptive label:. 'No. 48.- The Original Chignon. Our artist has introduced this figure chiefly in order to give a view ...
Full-length seated studio portrait of a young woman, holding a fan; with a table and vase to the right of the image. With contemporary printed descriptive label: 'No. 49.- A Canton Woman. In No. 25 we presented a young lady from Canton, whose dress bore some marks of foreign influence. Here, h...
Canton. Shamean [Shamian]. Photographer: Lai Afong
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Canton was visited by the compiler of this album between 24th and 28th February, 1879. With contemporary descriptive letterpress label: 'Canton. No. 416.- View of Shameen- the Foreign Settlement. The Large Building was formerly used as a Hall of Commerce, but is now in the occupation of Messrs....
Full-length studio portrait of a group of priests, with a table in the centre on which stand religious articles and a miniature statue of Buddha. With contemporary descriptive printed label: 'No. 42-Priests. And here are the priests. Dirty, ignorant, lazy rascals, without exception; but in China...