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| Title | Peak Tramway terminus station with passengers and cable car, Hong Kong, ca. 1903 |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Date | ca. 1903 |
| Notes | Situated in the western portion of the Hong Kong Island, the cable-pulled tram system to Victoria Peak was built in 1888.
Caption on image: Peak Tramway Station.
Handwritten on image: May 17, 1906. Hong Kong, China. This is the station in town at the base of the the peak. First class people ride in front, second class (Chinese) behind.
PH Coll 8 Hong Kong.27 |
| Location Depicted | China--Hong Kong |
| Subjects (LCTGM) | Street railroad stations--China--Hong Kong< BR> Cable railroads--China--Hong Kong< BR> Passengers--China--Hong Kong |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Peak Tram (Hong Kong, China)< BR> Hong Kong (China)--Buildings, structures, etc.< BR> Cable cars (Streetcars)--China--Hong Kong< BR> Whites--China--Hong Kong |
| Digital Collection | International Collections
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| Order Number | INC0011
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| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Postcard Collection. PH Coll 8 |
| Object Type | Postcard |
| Physical Description | 3.5 x 5.5 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original text at 150 dpi in color, saved in JPEG format and resized to 768 ppi horizontal. Saved at compression rate 3. 2004 |
