This is a Royal Navy Cabinet Card - HMS Victorious Sailor in Hong Kong, 1900 - CBC2
HMS Victorious was a Royal Navy battleship (Majestic-class), commissioned in the 1890s.
It served during the Boxer Rebellion (1899–1901) in China.
The photo likely depicts G. Crook, a sailor serving aboard HMS Victorious during that campaign.
He is in Royal Navy dress, matching uniform standards of the late Victorian / early Edwardian era, circa 1900.
This photograph isn't just a keepsake, it's a rare piece of colonial-era and military history, connected to:
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The British presence in China
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The Boxer Rebellion
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Early Hong Kong photographic commerce
Publisher: A. Hing (likely a Chinese photographer catering to both local and Western clientele), 204 Queen's Road East, Hong Kong.
Cabinet Card Size: 106mm x 166mm. G.Crook Victorious 1900 China scribbled on the back of the cabinet card.
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