Three men posed in a photographer's studio – two wearing palm leaf raincoats and bamboo hats

Three men posed in a photographer's studio – two wearing palm leaf raincoats and bamboo hats

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: JC-s160. A post card published by M. Sternberg, Hong Kong. Waterproofs were made of Chinese windmill-palm and rice straw. The man in the middle is holding an umbrella and, it seems, some shopping. See JC-s162 and RA-m196.

Location

Hong Kong

Estimated Date

1900-1910

Material

Paper

Media

Tinted photograph