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A copy of a half-tone photograph showing the imposing façade of the university, founded by Lord Lugard and formally opened in March 1911.

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A series of photographs, some dated and some undated, of the University of Hong Kong, which was founded in 1911 and considerably damaged in World War 2.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Album of photographs recording Paton's missionary work in China. The photographs are captioned and have been numbered in pencil, but as there are several sequences, and these are not complete, fresh numbers have been given. Plates 68 to 78 show scenes taken in late August 1896 on Kulangsoo, the island south of Amoy (also known as Xiamen). The institutional work of the Amoy mission was centred here as it was found to be healthier than Amoy itself.There are three missing...

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A view looking down on Victoria from Victoria Peak with Kowloon in the distance.

Scope and Contents 275 x 190 mm. View from the harbour looking towards the waterfront buildings of Victoria, with the Peak in the background. The building second from the left is the Hong Kong Hotel (its three top stories added at some time in the 1890s). To the right, on the other side of Peddar Street are the former premises of Jardine, Matheson & Co. (demolished in 1907). The next building but one houses the Peninsular and Oriental Steamship Co., with the offices of Lane, Crawford & Co. next to it....

Scope and Contents 1348 x 230 mm. A panoramic view of Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong, with large fuel storage tanks in the foreground (bottom-left), and looking out across the water towards Victoria Peak and the Kowloon Peninsula. The panorama was probably published by the Inter National Photo Co., Hong Kong, as it is very similar in style and photographic process to Y30383A/6. It is therefore thought to date from c. 1925 (source: Klaus Liphard, contributor to Gwulo: Old Hong Kong). The photographer has not been...

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Kowloon top left across the harbour, and in far distance.

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Quarter-plate (landscape format). English Hotel on the British Concession, Shameen, Canton. This looks on to the creek close to the English Bridge. [Showing person with dogs walking past the hotel with potted plants in front].

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Half-plate (landscape format). [Overlooking sea with launch Pearl at bottom of harbour steps, with steamer in the distant haze].

Scope and Contents 1353 x 227 mm. A panoramic view taken from Victoria Peak looking down on the city of Victoria and across the Harbour to the Kowloon Peninsula. Printed ‘No. 4’ and ‘Inter National Panorama Photo Co., Hong Kong’ (in bottom right-hand corner of panorama). The photographer has not been identified. The Kowloon Canton Railway Terminus and Clock Tower, completed in 1916, can just be seen on the Kowloon Peninsula. The Peninsula Hotel, which opened in 1928, does not appear in the photograph. On the...

Scope and Contents 716 x 194 mm. A panoramic view of the Victoria water-front showing very grand, stone ornamental quay-side buildings. The tallest building displays the sign ‘Asia Life’ and to its left the building flying a flag displays the date 1897 in stone. Two buildings to the right of the Asia Life building are the Hong Kong Club, and next to that, in Statue Square, is the Cenotaph erected in 1923 and a statue of Queen Victoria. To the right of Statue Square, and set back from the waterfront, is the...

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Quarter-plate (landscape format). [Showing two men standing at the top of the steps on the right, with trees behind, and boats in the water below].

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Landscape format. Showing buildings above the (hidden) gateway; in diatance to left note twin spires of the French cathedral within the city.

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Landscape format. Looking from the bridge: many of the thatches which look of a silver grey are of seaweed.

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Half-plate (landscape format). Looking east and showing hotel road, and island in distance.

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Quarter-plate. [Misty scene of line and buildings].

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Half-plate. On the way up to Government Offices. [Looking down to rickshaws parked in the shade of trees with stone buildings on the left with pillars].

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Landscape format. Looking over suburb roofs - shows one of the new fire lookouts.

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Landscape format. [View to distant hills].

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Looking south across suburb and showing three pawn shops.

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Half-plate (landscape format). Looking east and showing Port Edward and the island (Linkung): a number of trading junks are seen in the harbour. [Guards marching along terrace].

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Quarter-plate (landscape format). Linkungtau Island, Looking east. [Sea in the backgound].

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Quarter-plate (landscape format). Linkungtau Island, Looking west. [View across links to sea and hilly land beyond].

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Quarter-plate (landscape format). Linkungtau Island

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A view from the Ladies Recreation Ground looking across the Albany Filter Beds and along the side of Victoria Peak. The houses at the left are the mansions along MacDonnell Street.