Live Auction 2362Travel, Science and Natural History
Unknown photographers, early 20th Century
Lot 199

Unknown photographers, early 20th Century

Four photograph albums: 'RAMC Hong Kong 1903-05'; 'HMS Kent China & Japan 1934-36'; 'HMS Dorsetshire China Station 1935-37'; and 'HMS Eagle China 1937-39'

Closed29 September 2011

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GBP 6,875

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Unknown photographers, early 20th Century
Four photograph albums: 'RAMC Hong Kong 1903-05'; 'HMS Kent China & Japan 1934-36'; 'HMS Dorsetshire China Station 1935-37'; and 'HMS Eagle China 1937-39'
the subjects all titled by the compilors on the mounts
gelatin silver prints, contact prints, and others
the albums 11 x 14½in. (27.8 x 36.8cm.) overall and similar (4)

Specialist note

The first album includes a good selection of views of Hong Kong, Kowloon and environs, with additional images taken in Manila during the Philippine War and in the aftermath of the Russo-Japanese War, the remaining three albums recording HMS Kent, HMS Dorsetshire and HMS Eagle on the China Station in the 1930s, the photographs including views taken in China, Korea, Japan, and South-East Asia.