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Somewhere in Hong Kong

Somewhere in Hong Kong
Submitted by funfunjoan
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just curious...
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1910s Hong Kong
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Submitted by Adam on Sat, 2011-05-21 15:29.

I think you'll find that this photo actually shows a staircase known as Jacob's Ladder, in Jamestown on the island of St Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean.

Submitted by 80sKid on Sat, 2011-05-21 15:38.

spot on! another (global) mystery solved...

http://www.kingsownmuseum.plus.com/galleryhelena010.htm (scroll down)

Submitted by 80sKid on Sat, 2011-05-21 15:50.

here's same photo as a labelled postcard
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ST-HELENA-JACOBS-LADDER-1699-STEPS-1950S_W0QQitemZ300547162425QQcmdZViewItemQQssPageNameZRSS:B:SRCH:GB:102

Submitted by tngan on Sat, 2011-05-21 16:01.

Hi there,

The same island that they put Napoleon on excile?  Cool.

Best Regards,

T

Submitted by HO Lim-peng (not verified) on Sat, 2011-05-21 19:11.

I wonder exactly why this was in the collection. I have never been to St.Helena but I understand that there was a substantial Chinese population at one time, and that many current inhabitants have Chinese blood. Hong Kong founder Charles Elliott went on to become Governor of St. Helena. At least one notable Hong Konger, namely seaman,  pirate, police agent, interpreter and eventual senior civil servant,  the multi-racial, multi-lingual Daniel Caldwell, was of St. Helena origin.

regards

HO Lim-peng

 

Submitted by Admin on Mon, 2013-07-15 01:36.

There's more about Caldwell at:

http://gwulo.com/node/16504