danielwettling Sat, 02/11/2023 - 17:28 oldernewer Could that be the Albany far away in the background? Would it be correct that the photographer was standing around todays Hong Kong park ? Thank you so much Date picture taken 1868 (year is approximate) Author(s) John Thomson Shows place(s) The Albany [1844-1935] Log in or register to post comments Comments Yes, that is the Albany,… Yes, that is the Albany, however I believe the image is reversed, (the big house behind the Albany should be on the right), the man in the hat is sitting on Garden Road (and it's John Thomson not Tompson) Log in or register to post comments The image looks to be the… The image looks to be the right way around, as it matches the layout in this view of the Albany with Victoria Peak to the right: Botanical Gardens and the Albany 1870, by Klaus The original photo comes from The Wellcome Collection, their ref: Wellcome Collection 18699i Log in or register to post comments You could be right Yes David, you could be right (you usually are), but I will say in my defense, 1) I used to live there, so I know the hill well 2) the Welcome Collection has 2 versions of this image - one reversed 3) I can't tell left from right Log in or register to post comments The Albany Hi Alun, here's a closer look at the buildings. c.1870 The Albany, by Admin The building that was furthest up the hill needs to be on the right of the Albany, which matches having the JT photo this way round. Log in or register to post comments
Yes, that is the Albany,… Yes, that is the Albany, however I believe the image is reversed, (the big house behind the Albany should be on the right), the man in the hat is sitting on Garden Road (and it's John Thomson not Tompson) Log in or register to post comments
The image looks to be the… The image looks to be the right way around, as it matches the layout in this view of the Albany with Victoria Peak to the right: Botanical Gardens and the Albany 1870, by Klaus The original photo comes from The Wellcome Collection, their ref: Wellcome Collection 18699i Log in or register to post comments
You could be right Yes David, you could be right (you usually are), but I will say in my defense, 1) I used to live there, so I know the hill well 2) the Welcome Collection has 2 versions of this image - one reversed 3) I can't tell left from right Log in or register to post comments
The Albany Hi Alun, here's a closer look at the buildings. c.1870 The Albany, by Admin The building that was furthest up the hill needs to be on the right of the Albany, which matches having the JT photo this way round. Log in or register to post comments
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Yes, that is the Albany,…
Yes, that is the Albany, however I believe the image is reversed, (the big house behind the Albany should be on the right),
the man in the hat is sitting on Garden Road
(and it's John Thomson not Tompson)
The image looks to be the…
The image looks to be the right way around, as it matches the layout in this view of the Albany with Victoria Peak to the right:
The original photo comes from The Wellcome Collection, their ref: Wellcome Collection 18699i
You could be right
Yes David, you could be right (you usually are),
but I will say in my defense,
1) I used to live there, so I know the hill well
2) the Welcome Collection has 2 versions of this image - one reversed
3) I can't tell left from right
The Albany
Hi Alun, here's a closer look at the buildings.
The building that was furthest up the hill needs to be on the right of the Albany, which matches having the JT photo this way round.