Sir Alexander Frederick Whyte and his wife Margaret, with N. S. Brown, Shek O, Hong Kong

Sir Alexander Frederick Whyte and his wife Margaret, with N. S. Brown, Shek O, Hong Kong

Collection

Swire, G. Warren

Identifier

Sw22-115

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

Hong Kong

Estimated Date

Jan-29

Photographer

Swire, G. Warren

Material

Negative

Media

Black and white photograph

Repository

Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library, University of London

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