Typhoon 1923. People getting off the Star Ferry, look at the people climbing through the small gap at the bottom.
Typhoon August 1923
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Submitted by lizchater
Date picture taken (may be approximate):
Wednesday, August 1, 1923
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Connections:
- Typhoon August 1923 shows Place Central Star Ferry Pier (2nd Location, Connaught Rd off Ice House St) [1912-1958]
- Typhoon August 1923 shows Event 1923 Typhoon
Comments
moddsey, this image is
moddsey, this image is annotated "typhoon" as well. Do you think it is, or is it some other occasion?
Re: Typhoon Photo August 1923
I guess it would be typhoon-related given the wet weather conditions seen and part of a sequence of photos of the day.
Looking at the photo, it would appear that some of the awnings on top have been stripped.
China Mail 18 August 1923
The ferries ran with stripped awnings, an indication that a severe blow was likely to be felt, and early this morning at 9 am stopped running.
Re: Typhoon Photo August 1923
Re: Typhoon Photo August 1923
From the newspaper typhoon photos that I have seen, the original photo above is not included. That said, I think the press coverage about the ferries with the awnings having been stripped is a good match for the typhoon event on 18 August 1923.
1923 Ferry
This is a curious photo. Why hasn't the ramp been lowered to let people off? And though the passengers are climbing over the railing it all seems very leisurely, without any sense of panic.
I wonder if it was the last ferry before the typhoon, that passengers had got on to hoping to return to Kowloon, but that the ferry company wouldn't set sail?
Regards, David