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Topees

Topees
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Photo taken on beach at Kowloon Bay in summer of 1937. I am wearing a topee, and beside me are my sisters Julia and Margaret. A large building under construction in the background might be the China Light & Power generating station.

Date picture taken (may be approximate): 
Friday, January 1, 1937
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Yes, it is Hung Hom Beach and the Hok Un Power Station in the distance.

1948 Tai Wan Beach (Hung Hom)

1948 Tai Wan Beach (Hung Hom) Beach
1948 Tai Wan Beach (Hung Hom) Beach, by Eternal1966

 

Here it is on a 1950s map, with the CLP powerstation nearby:

http://gwulo.com/map-of-places#17/22.30669/114.19287/Map_by_ESRI-1956_Ko...