1953 Canton Road | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

1953 Canton Road

1953 Canton Road
Submitted by moddsey. View the original image on Flickr.
Authors: 
Phil Roeder
Tags: 
Zeiss
Ikon
Contessa
Kodachrome
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1950s
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Asia
Korean War
canton road

Canton Road near Peking Road. The slope and road in the distance is the access road to the Marine (Water) Police Headquarters.

Date picture taken (may be approximate): 
Tuesday, December 29, 1953
Gallery: 
1950s Hong Kong
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Submitted by HO Lim-peng on Mon, 2013-11-25 06:46.
Among other fascinating things in this Flickr series, note the black soldiers in the background of the Macau garrison shot. I believe fuzileiros ultramarinas from Mozambique made up the bulk of the Macau garrison until at least the 1960s.