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St. John's Cathedral

Submitted by annelisec on Mon, 2010-10-04 15:16
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1860
Places shown in this photo: 
St John's Cathedral [1849- ]
Former French Mission Building, 1 Battery Path [1919- ]

1 Battery Path

Submitted by annelisec on Mon, 2010-10-04 15:05
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1870
Places shown in this photo: 
Former French Mission Building, 1 Battery Path [1919- ]

According to 香港歷史散步 "A walking history of Hong Kong," in 1842, the Governor built a two-storey mansion, as the official residence and offices. In the 1870s, the building was expanded into a three-storey building. . . .

We can see what the two photos have in common, but before the expansion what was the building like?  Was it really a two-storey mansion ?

From uWants - via my guesses of the Google Translation

St. John's Cathedral

Submitted by annelisec on Mon, 2010-10-04 14:53
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1869
Places shown in this photo: 
St John's Cathedral [1849- ]
City Hall (first generation) [1869-1936]
Former French Mission Building, 1 Battery Path [1919- ]

Dated by opening of City Hall (still in scaffolding)

Pedder Street Clock Tower

Submitted by annelisec on Mon, 2010-10-04 14:38
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1863
Places shown in this photo: 
Pedder Street Clock Tower [1862-1913]
24 / 26 / 28 / 30 / 32 Queen's Road Central [1862-1920]

Pedder Street Clock Tower being Built

Submitted by annelisec on Mon, 2010-10-04 14:26
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1862
Places shown in this photo: 
Pedder Street Clock Tower [1862-1913]
Rustomjee & Co. / Keying House / The Parsee’s residence [1845-1868]
Hong Kong Club building (1st generation) - IL 16 [1846-????]
24 / 26 / 28 / 30 / 32 Queen's Road Central [1862-1920]

Comments from uWants: (from the Chinese using Google translate and me)

In the period 1860-1864, a well-known American photographer - Milton M Miller - was active in Hong Kong.

hfsiu collected a small number of photographs attributed to Miller

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The clock tower was completed in 1863, which is how this photo was dated.

Praya Buildings - help identify ?

Submitted by annelisec on Mon, 2010-10-04 13:49
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1895
Places shown in this photo: 
City Hall (first generation) [1869-1936]
HSBC Headquarters Building (2nd generation) [1886-1933]
Government House (1st generation) [1855-1942]
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