1905年7月8日,由美利坚合众国陆军部长威廉·霍华德·塔夫脱所率领的一个美国政府代表团从旧金山登上了“满洲里号”远洋轮,准备对远东地区的日本、菲律宾和中国这3个国家进行为期3个月的正式友好访问。
代表团成员来自史密森学会的随团官方摄影师伯尔·麦金托什在整个行程中摄有280多幅照片,摄于中国的有39幅,其中香港14幅。
以下为这些照片预览:
Hong Kong Victoria Peak September 3 - 5, 1905
Hong Kong: Waterfront. September 3 - 5, 1905
Hong Kong: view of Central Hong Kong from across the bay. September 3 - 5, 1905
Hong Kong: William H. Taft at the racetrack. September 3 - 5, 1905
Hong Kong: Jockey at the racetrack. September 3 - 5, 1905
Hong Kong: A jockey at the racetrack September 3 - 5, 1905
Hong Kong: Jockey at the racetrack. September 3 - 5, 1905
Hong Kong: Nicholas Longworth on a rickshaw. September 3 - 5, 1905
Hong Kong: Queen Victoria Monument. September 3 - 5, 1905
Hong Kong Americans and British at the racetrack. September 3 - 5, 1905
Hong Kong Victoria Peak September 3 - 5, 1905
Hong Kong: Alice Roosevelt and other women at the racetrack. September 3 - 5, 1
Hong Kong: View of Causway Bay from Victoria Peak September 3 - 5, 1905