Hong Kong, refugee shacks on hillside behind modern buildings

Identifier

http://dp.la/api/items/bf70197c305661f63112a7fc1d14ad94

Title

Hong Kong, refugee shacks on hillside behind modern buildings

Creator

Forman, Harrison, 1904-1978

Date

ca. 1950s

Description

A typical refugee camp of squalid shacks cascading down a hillside in Hong Kong where delicate knitted sweaters are beaded for export and sale in some of America's most exclusive high fashion shops. Hong Kong.
Hong Kong: Refugee shacks on hillside
Grayscale
Forman Safety Negatives, Box 3

Subject

Buildings
Hills
Huts
Architecture
Hong Kong (China)

Source

Recollection Wisconsin

Relation

http://collections.lib.uwm.edu/utils/getthumbnail/collection/agsphoto/id/23320

Type

image

References

http://collections.lib.uwm.edu/cdm/ref/collection/agsphoto/id/23320

Date

ca. 1950s

Source

Recollection Wisconsin

Subject

Buildings
Hills
Huts
Architecture
Hong Kong (China)

Citation

Forman, Harrison, 1904-1978, “Hong Kong, refugee shacks on hillside behind modern buildings,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed October 8, 2026, http://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/6773.

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