Harrison Brown Collection

Photographs and writings by Harrison Brown (1893-1977), a freelance journalist, writing for The Evening Standard, The New Chronicle, The New Statesman, and the Fortnightly Review between the World Wars. He also worked as a broadcaster for the BBC. Harrison moved to Hornby Island, British Columbia in 1937.

Harrison's widow, Hilary Brown, has donated over 600 of her husband's photographs, taken during an extensive trip through Scandinavia, the USSR, Japan, Korea, and China made in 1936-37. Also included are three photographic field notebooks, two diaries, an unedited manuscript "Trail of a Freelance", and other materials including biographical notes regarding Harrison Brown.

Contributed by Special Collections and Rare Books, Simon Fraser University Library.

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"Confucian Temple, Sian. Through gate as frame."

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Name(s): Brown, Harrison, 1893-1977
Description: Photo labelled 14-08 by Harrison Brown

"Loaded boy/coolie at gateway of Temple of the Second Son, on path of tragedy."

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Name(s): Brown, Harrison, 1893-1977
Description: Photo labelled 16-18 by Harrison Brown

"Mr. Ho Li Bai and C.C. Shao, Director of Water Conservancy Board."

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Name(s): Brown, Harrison, 1893-1977
Description: Photo labelled 15-30 by Harrison Brown

"Ninjo junk. Showing eyes on prow. "No see, no walk"."

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Name(s): Brown, Harrison, 1893-1977
Description: Photo labelled 20-31 by Harrison Brown

"Out the hillside gate of Rwan Hsien, looking out along the path of tragedy."

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Name(s): Brown, Harrison, 1893-1977
Description: Photo labelled 16-29 by Harrison Brown

"Outside South Gate, Sian. By stagnant pool."

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Name(s): Brown, Harrison, 1893-1977
Description: Photo labelled 14-26 by Harrison Brown

"Outside South Gate, Sian. By stagnant pool."

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Name(s): Brown, Harrison, 1893-1977
Description: Photo labelled 14-27 by Harrison Brown

"Self with Gus Soderbaum, half length."

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Name(s): Brown, Harrison, 1893-1977
Description: Photo labelled 11-24 by Harrison Brown

"Street Scene outside South Gate, Sian."

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Name(s): Brown, Harrison, 1893-1977
Description: Photo labelled 14-25 by Harrison Brown

"View in courtyard of Confucian Temple, Sian."

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Name(s): Brown, Harrison, 1893-1977
Description: Photo labelled 14-05 by Harrison Brown

"View on top story of old tower housing Shansi Products Exhibition, Taiyuanfu."

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Name(s): Brown, Harrison, 1893-1977
Description: Photo labelled 12-30 by Harrison Brown

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Name(s): Brown, Harrison, 1893-1977
Description: Photo labelled 16-21 by Harrison Brown

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Name(s): Brown, Harrison, 1893-1977
Description: Photo labelled extra negs: 20-37 by Harrison Brown

[Letter to Hilary Brown]

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Date: 1977-10-13
Name(s): Alley, Rewi, 1897-1987

[Map of Shangai]

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Date: 1936-07
Name(s): [Unknown]