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Typhone 1874

Typhone 1874
Submitted by hfsiu
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1874 typhoon
Date picture taken (may be approximate): 
Wednesday, September 23, 1874
Gallery: 
1870s Hong Kong photos
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Submitted by moddsey on Sun, 2010-11-14 19:08.

The Pacific Mail S. S. Alaska was stranded 800 yards west of Aberdeen Docks.

See: Weathering the Storm published by the Hong Kong Observatory which has a similar but coloured postcard photo.