Typhoon damage on this roof. 75 people lost their lives. 17. August 1936 in H[ong] K[on]g. The wind was still so strong that the photographer (Kaufmann) was forced to go onto his knees to take the photograph. Standing up he would not have been able to hold the camera still.

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Title	Typhoon damage on this roof. 75 people lost their lives. 17. August 1936 in H[ong] K[on]g. The wind was still so strong that the photographer (Kaufmann) was forced to go onto his knees to take the photograph. Standing up he would not have been able to hold the camera still.
Type of title	translation
Original caption	Taifunschaden am Dach; 75 Menschenleben eingebüsst;17/8/36 Hkg; wegen starken Nachwinden konnte der Fotograf (Kaufmann) nur in Kniestellung aufnehmen weil man aufrecht nicht den Apparat stillhalten konnte.
Description	Note: Bildbeschreibungen den Fotos beigelegt. (DS 09.2000).
Subject (bmpixs)	architectural view chimney tiled roof typhoon
Geographic subject (city or populated place)	Hong Kong, general {place}
Coverage date	not before 1936-08-17
Photographer (bmpixn)	Kaufmann, Emil August (Mr)
Publisher (of the digital version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Date created	1936-08-17
Type	images
Format	b/w positive, paper print, gelatin-silver; 6.1 x 8.3 cm.
Legacy record ID	impa-m42092
Part of collection	International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Part of subcollection	Historical Photographs from the Basel Mission
Part of miscellaneous collection	QQ-30.013: untitled
Part of repository	mission 21 / Basel Mission
Reference number	QQ-30.013.0176
Rights	All the images (photographic and non-photographic) made available in this collection are the property of the Basel Mission and are managed by mission 21. mission 21 / Basel Mission claim copyright on the images in their possession and require those publishing any of the images -- both individuals and organisations -- to pay a user's/copyright fee.
Access conditions	Contact the Archives of mission21 at address mentioned or at info@bmpix.org.
Repository name	mission21
Repository address	mission21, Missionsstrasse 21, CH-4003 Basel, Switzerland, tel. (+4161 260 23 09), fax (+4161 260 22 68)
Repository email	info@bmpix.org
Filename	impa-abmpix-23717
Archival file	impa_Volume112/impa-abmpix-23717.tiff

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Typhoon damage on this roof. 75 people lost their lives. 17. August 1936 in H[ong] K[on]g. The wind was still so strong that the photographer (Kaufmann) was forced to go onto his knees to take the photograph. Standing up he would not have been able to hold the camera still.

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