Sir Alexander Frederick Whyte and his wife Margaret, with N. S. Brown, Shek O, Hong Kong
Collection
Identifier
Sw22-115
Copyright
© John Swire & Sons Ltd
Notes
University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: Sw22-115. Khaki cloth Kodak Negative Album, 12 cm x 16 cm. 149 negatives (sized 3.25 inches x 5.5 inches, 92mm x 147mm). The album was later labelled P1/X on the back cover. Photograph taken at the 'Shek O Bungalow', No. 3 Shek O, by the golf course. Left to right: Sir Alexander Frederick Whyte; his wife, Margaret Emily Whyte (née Fairweather); Neilage Sharp Brown, who was the Hong Kong manager of Butterfield and Swire. Sir Alexander Frederick Whyte was a political advisor to the National Government of China (1929-32). The Whytes were staying with N.S. Brown in January 1929. See also https://gwulo.com/node/41961.
Caption in album or on mount
Album cover: ‘K Aug 1927 – April 1929 Home Nos 1 - 71 China Nos 72 – end’ Album index: Folio (Sleeve) 80, one negative: Hong Kong Sheko
Location
Estimated Date
Jan-29
Photographer
Material
Negative
Media
Black and white photograph
Repository
Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library, University of London
