Hong Kong Governor Sir William Robinson and members of the legislative council 1897

Mon, 10/21/2024 - 20:44

Source Wikimedia Commons here and here. The one with the subscript (top photo) originally came from the National Archives UK. Both photos have been slightly enhanced. The date given is 1897.

An unusual combination of photos. Obviously taken immediately one after the other at the same event, but I do not know why they have been photographed with and without hat. Does anyone have an explanation?

The man on the left side of Governor Robinson is Sir Paul Chater, the one second to his right is James Stewart Lockhart.

 

Date picture taken
1897