Hong Kong from Mount Parker, with cable car
Collection
Identifier
Sw17-023
Copyright
© John Swire & Sons Ltd
Notes
University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: Sw17-023. Khaki cloth Kodak Negative Album, 12 cm x 16 cm. 134 negatives (sized 92mm x 147mm). The album was labelled P2/IX on the back cover. The cable car ran up to Quarry Gap, the pass between Mount Parker and Mount Butler. Old maps show the pass named Sanatorium Gap, which explains the need for a cable car: up at the Gap, situated to catch the cool breeze in summer, stood the Taikoo Sanatorium (see Sw07-124). In the middle distance is a reservoir. See article by Jennnifer Field Lang at http://industrialhistoryhk.org/aerial-ropeway-1891-1932-sanitarium-1893-1932-taikoo-sugar-refinery/. The cable car pylons can also be seen in Sw05-129.
Caption in album or on mount
Hong Kong fr Mt Parker
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Location
Estimated Date
1911-1912
Photographer
Material
Negative
Media
Black and white photograph
Repository
Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library, University of London
