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Tai Tam Reservoir

Unknown Photographer

10" x 7.75" (C2287)
Original albumen print
Circa 1890s

Tai Tam Bay and the Dragon's Back ridge can be seen in the distance. The first phase of the Tai Tam scheme, including the dam in this photograph, was built between 1883 and 1888 at a cost of $1.25 million.