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HONG KONG PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM, c.1918
152 photographs, various sizes, many approx. 65 x 110mm, some smaller, oblong 4to (230 x 290mm), contemporary green cloth photograph album, gilt edges.
Important images of Hong Kong under British rule, including photographs of the Happy Valley Racecourse fire tragedy.
A collection of photographs, probably taken by a member of the Royal Garrison Artillery, from about 1917-1918. The most important photographs are 2 images of the destruction at the Happy Valley Racecourse on 26 February 1918 that claimed at least 590 lives. A large-format photograph shows the grandstands intact, while a similarly large-sized image on the opposite page shows huge smoke clouds obscuring the buildings and many spectators on the track. The tragedy seems to have occurred when a temporary grandstand collapsed onto food stalls, which in turn set bamboo matting ablaze. A small-format photograph shows a similar scene. The album contains many other images of interest, including artillery drills and British army units, shipping, both naval and civilian, some festivals and processions, local street scenes, the Hong Kong tramways, and general topographical landscapes.
152 photographs, various sizes, many approx. 65 x 110mm, some smaller, oblong 4to (230 x 290mm), contemporary green cloth photograph album, gilt edges.
Important images of Hong Kong under British rule, including photographs of the Happy Valley Racecourse fire tragedy.
A collection of photographs, probably taken by a member of the Royal Garrison Artillery, from about 1917-1918. The most important photographs are 2 images of the destruction at the Happy Valley Racecourse on 26 February 1918 that claimed at least 590 lives. A large-format photograph shows the grandstands intact, while a similarly large-sized image on the opposite page shows huge smoke clouds obscuring the buildings and many spectators on the track. The tragedy seems to have occurred when a temporary grandstand collapsed onto food stalls, which in turn set bamboo matting ablaze. A small-format photograph shows a similar scene. The album contains many other images of interest, including artillery drills and British army units, shipping, both naval and civilian, some festivals and processions, local street scenes, the Hong Kong tramways, and general topographical landscapes.
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