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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Vertical view on rope bridge showing traffic.

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Name(s): Brown, Harrison, 1893-1977
Description: Photo labelled 16-11 by Harrison Brown

View of bamboo rope bridge.

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Name(s): Brown, Harrison, 1893-1977
Description: Photo labelled 16-04 by Harrison Brown

View of Hankow from Customs Square river.

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Name(s): Brown, Harrison, 1893-1977
Description: Photo labelled 20-11 by Harrison Brown

View of Tatung from Temple of the Golden Dragon.

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Name(s): Brown, Harrison, 1893-1977
Description: Photo labelled 11-36 by Harrison Brown

View of the creek

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Date: 1937-01-13
Name(s): Brown, Harrison, 1893-1977
Description: Shanghai

View of the creek. Shanghai.

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Name(s): Brown, Harrison, 1893-1977
Description: Photo labelled 21-09 by Harrison Brown

Village scenes of all kinds.

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Name(s): Brown, Harrison, 1893-1977
Description: Photo labelled 23-12 by Harrison Brown

Village scenes of all kinds.

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Name(s): Brown, Harrison, 1893-1977
Description: Photo labelled 23-13 by Harrison Brown

Village street scene and archway. Chinszu.

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Name(s): Brown, Harrison, 1893-1977
Description: Photo labelled 12-35 by Harrison Brown

Wall posters.

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Name(s): Brown, Harrison, 1893-1977
Description: Photo labelled 24-34 by Harrison Brown

Washerwomen. Yunyang.

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Name(s): Brown, Harrison, 1893-1977
Description: Photo labelled 18-08 by Harrison Brown

Water buffalo tethered in temple ground.

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Name(s): Brown, Harrison, 1893-1977
Description: Photo labelled 15-10 by Harrison Brown

Water coolies' steps from river.

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Name(s): Brown, Harrison, 1893-1977
Description: Photo labelled 24-03 by Harrison Brown

Whangpoo junk.

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Name(s): Brown, Harrison, 1893-1977
Description: Photo labelled 20-34 by Harrison Brown

White Arch village gate. Cvhengtu-Kwan Hsien.

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Name(s): Brown, Harrison, 1893-1977
Description: Photo labelled 15-14 by Harrison Brown