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Plover Cove boat party.jpg

Submitted by jill on Mon, 2020-04-20 03:37

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):

1929

This was probably taken on the excursion to the Plover Cove waterfall shown in the previous two photos. I'm afraid I don't know the names of any of the occupants of the boat. I don't think the landscape behind is quite the same as in the photo labelled "Waterfall Cove". <Read more ...>

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Re-storing Plover Cove.jpg

Submitted by jill on Sat, 2019-12-07 03:40

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):

1929

Another photo from the 1928-1929 album of WR Fell - the best I could do, I'm afraid. There are several photos of excursions around the coast in this cutter which sometimes took as many as seven on board. <Read more ...>

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Launching at Waterfall Cove.jpg

Submitted by jill on Sat, 2019-12-07 03:30

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):

1929

Would "Waterfall Cove" be the same as Plover Cove? Plover Cove seems to have been a popular destination for the officers of HM Submarine L3 in their time off, when they had use of this cutter. Here they are back view in the swimwear of the time. <Read more ...>

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Hotz collection: Guangzhou, Kin-Shan ca. 1870

Submitted by Charles in Shanghai on Tue, 2019-03-26 13:54

Dear reader,

The Kin-Shan steamer was used between Hong Kong, Guangzhou and Macau. Do you know who made this photo?

Kind regards,

Pieter <Read more ...>

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):

1870

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USS Asheville

Submitted by Klaus on Thu, 2017-11-16 02:13

Text on Flickr: USS Asheville (PG-21) (Photo #: NH 91411): At Hong Kong, 1924, while serving as flagship of Commander, South China Patrol. The donor served as a radioman in this ship at the time, and has written her radio call letters, "NELV", on the print. Collection of Henry J. Poy. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. More here. <Read more ...>

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):

1924

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Conte_Rosso.JPG

Submitted by jill on Thu, 2015-06-11 00:00

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):

1930

The legend on this photo reads "Conte Rosso. Passing through Suez Canal. 1938" It must have been taken on Cicely Warren's final voyage home with her children in 1938 after fifteen years in Hong Kong. Presumably they themselves were on a different ship. <Read more ...>