Photograph album containing images of the destruction that occurred in Yokohama, Japan, following an earthquake on 1 September 1923

Photograph album containing images of the destruction that occurred in Yokohama, Japan, following an earthquake on 1 September 1923

About this collection

Album containing photographs taken after a devastating earthquake in Yokohama in 1923. It includes general scenes of destruction in the city, as well as photographs of damage caused to The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation branch and staff houses. The album belonged to Robert Wright, Yokohama Manager at the time of the earthquake. He may have taken some of the photographs himself.
Date
1923
HSBC Reference Number
HQ HSBCPH 0180-0009-0026-0001
Archive Record Type
Image
Extent
1 album
Colour
Sepia

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