1960 - Lorraine J. Ford's slides of Hong Kong - Part 2 | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

1960 - Lorraine J. Ford's slides of Hong Kong - Part 2

In Part 1, we looked at the slides Ms. Lorraine J. Ford took with her own camera when she visited Hong Kong in May 1960. Today we'll look at the first of two sets of commercially-taken slides that she bought during her visit. There's good news that there are lots more scenes than in Part 1, but also bad news in that time hasn't been kind to the bought slides. Many of them have developed a strong red tint, so when I scan them they look like this:

"A52 Hong Kong Harbour"
"A52 Hong Kong Harbour", by Admin

 

Lorraine's own slides were taken on Kodachrome film. It had to be sent back to Kodak for processing, but the results were excellent and the processed slides have a very long life.

However the bought slides were taken on Ektachrome film, which the photographer could develop themselves to save time and money. Unfortunately the Ektachrome film in use in 1960 is now known to age badly. Its cyan layer - the blue-green colours - tends to fade away, producing the effect shown above. The problem can also be be made worse by careless developing of the film, so even among the bought slides some will be worse than others.

I've edited the scanned slides to make them look closer to their original colours, but I can't promise they're 100% accurate. You'll see a couple that were so far gone I've just given up and converted them to black & white. I've also added the sellers' captions, complete with original typos.

Despite those warnings there's still plenty to enjoy in these scenes:

"A Natives of HK"
"A Natives of HK"

 

"Hak Ka Woman HK"
"Hak Ka Woman HK"

 

"Des Voeux Rd HK"
"Des Voeux Rd HK"

 

"Queen's Rd HK"
"Queen's Rd HK"

 

"Chinese Junks HK"
"Chinese Junks HK"

 

"Actress HK"
"Actress HK"

 

"Chinese Taoist HK"
"Chinese Taoist HK"

 

"Boat Woman HK"
"Boat Woman HK"

 

"Vehicle Ferry Pier HK"
"Vehicle Ferry Pier HK"

 

"Ancient Chinese Costume"
"Ancient Chinese Costume"

 

"Boat Woman HK"
"Boat Woman HK"

 

"A Natives of HK"
"A Natives of HK"

 

"Fortune-tellor HK"
"Fortune-tellor HK"

 

"Altar of Buddhist HK"
"Altar of Buddhist HK"

 

"Letter-writer HK"
"Letter-writer HK"

 

"Chinese bride HK"
"Chinese bride HK"

 

"Shek O HK"
"Shek O HK"

 

"Night view of Wanchai HK"
"Night view of Wanchai HK"

 

"Star Ferry pier"
"Star Ferry pier"

 

"A11 Rickshaws"
"A11 Rickshaws"

 

"A12 Star_Ferry HK to Kowloon"
"A12 Star_Ferry HK to Kowloon"

 

"A13 Street scene of HK"
"A13 Street scene of HK"

 

"A14 Fruit stall"
"A14 Fruit stall", by Admin

 

"A19 Peninsula Hotel Kowloon"
"A19 Peninsula Hotel Kowloon"

 

"A21 Repulse Bay HK"
"A21 Repulse Bay HK"

 

"A22 Repulse Bay Hotel HK"
"A22 Repulse Bay Hotel HK"

 

"A23 Hong Kong by night"
"A23 Hong Kong by night"

 

"A25 Aberdeen HK"
"A25 Aberdeen HK", by Admin

 

"A29 Kowloon Canton Railway Station"
"A29 Kowloon Canton Railway Station"

 

"A33 Worshipping"
"A33 Worshipping"

 

"A34 Market place HK"
"A34 Market place HK"

 

"A35 Botany Garden HK"
"A35 Botany Garden HK"

 

"A37 Cable tram HK"
"A37 Cable tram HK"

 

"A41 A floating restaurant Aberdeen HK"
"A41 A floating restaurant Aberdeen HK"

 

"A45 A hawker HK"
"A45 A hawker HK"

 

"A46 Country girls HK"
"A46 Country girls HK"

 

"A47 A cowherd HK"
"A47 A cowherd HK"

 

"A52 Hong Kong Harbour"
"A52 Hong Kong Harbour"

 

"A57 Chinese funeral"
"A57 Chinese funeral"

 

"A60 Business centre HK"
"A60 Business centre HK"

 

"93 Lion Dance"
"93 Lion Dance"

 


Please click on any photo and leave a comment on its page if you can add any information about the scene.

(Did you spot the surprise in photo "A45 A hawker HK"? Click on that photo to get the details.)