Submitted by anonymous-01 on Tue, 2010-03-23 20:16
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):
1860
I wonder if anybody has any idea where this picture may have been taken. It is from the oldest part of my family pictures some of which will be appearing here shortly. It may not be Hong Kong but could be Mcaua or Canton. See other pictures.
[UPDATE 8 April 2017 - I'd originally identified this as the Albany above the Botanical Gardens, but as Herostratus notes below, it actually shows the Medical Staff Quarters on High Street.]
The picture comes from a postcard with the title:
Hongkong. Public Garden. II 115.
The date '1898' was the year quoted by the seller. I'm not sure what evidence they have for that, but it's about right. The postcard has an undivided back, so it is unlikely to be newer than the early 1900s.
There's lots to see in this albumen photo from the 1880s.
I'll look at it again in future, splitting it up into more manageable sections. To start with, I'll just describe the three buildings I've used to choose 1886 for the photo's date. <Read more ...>
