Man washing 'Tam', a pet Scottie dog at Sassoon Villa, Sassoon Road, Hong Kong

Man washing 'Tam', a pet Scottie dog at Sassoon Villa, Sassoon Road, Hong Kong

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: RD-s030. Sassoon Villa was demolished and redeveloped as the Hong Kong Jockey Club Clinical Research Centre in the 1950s. Biblical reference (“How are the mighty fallen”): 2 Samuel 1:19. See RD-s027 and RD-s029 (Same house) - and also RD-s148.

Caption on photograph

“Alas! how are the mighty fallen.” / “Tam” resigned to his fate.

Location

Hong Kong

Estimated Date

1921-1923

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Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph

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