Caption

Part of the facade of a house in Canton, Canton. - Communs d'une habitation Européenne, page, photomechanical print, inscription: 'Photographie de l'autoriteit.', inscription: 'HK', photographer: Hugues Krafft, Canton (city), cliché maker: anonymous, in or after 1882 - in or before 1883, paper, collotype, photoprint, height 122 mm x width 169 mm, housing, facade (of house or building), A monochrome photograph of a traditional building facade with a tiled roof and decorative lattice windows shows two men in front of a doorway; one man stands on a small stone step wearing loose clothing and the other crouches beside him. The roof features curved tiles and a ridge line, with some foliage visible behind it. The building walls are made of brick with wooden window frames and patterned geometric lattice panels. A small porch area with an open shuttered window and a leaning wooden ladder or board is visible to one side, and the paved courtyard in front shows worn stone slabs and a low raised threshold at each entrance.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A99_233

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Available size

41.9Mb (8.0Mb) / 14.0in x 11.7in / 4188 x 3498 (300dpi)

Keywords

Part facade house Canton - Communs d habitation Européenne page photomechanical print inscription Photographie de l'autoriteit Hk photographer Hugues Krafft city cliché maker anonymous 1882 - 1883 paper collotype photoprint height 122 mm x width 169 mm housing of house building monochrome photograph traditional building facade tiled roof decorative lattice windows two men front doorway man stands small stone step wearing loose clothing crouches beside roof features curved tiles ridge line foliage visible building walls brick wooden window frames patterned geometric lattice panels small porch area open shuttered window leaning wooden ladder board visible side paved courtyard worn stone slabs low raised threshold entrance