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William Pryor Floyd

Untitled (General view of Hong Kong from the Scandal Point looking west)

1866–73
albumen print

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

Hong Kong, a relatively barren island when ceded to the British in 1842, rapidly evolved from a free port to a British crown colony and mercantile center.

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